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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. CL I by Juergen Strunck, Image 1.

    Juergen Strunck

    CL I, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    20.625 x 29.5 in (52.39 x 74.93 cm)

  2. Icarian Image II by S. Tucker Cooke, Image 1.

    S. Tucker Cooke

    Icarian Image II, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    34.5 x 24.5 in (87.63 x 62.23 cm)

  3. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene by McKendree Robbins Long, Image 1.

    McKendree Robbins Long

    Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene, c. 1965

    Oil on masonite panel

    39 x 29 in (99.06 x 73.66 cm)

  4. Windshield, Saratoga Springs, New York by Louis Stettner, Image 1.

    Louis Stettner

    Windshield, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1957

    Gelatin silver print

    26.5 x 20.125 in (67.31 x 51.12 cm)

  5. Don Quixote by David Solot, Image 1.

    David Solot

    Don Quixote, c. 1950

    Lithograph on paper

    18.75 x 14.5 in (47.63 x 36.83 cm)

  6. Fred Allen by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Fred Allen, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  7. Le sens des Gargouillemens by Jean-Francois Bernard, Image 1.

    Jean-Francois Bernard

    Le sens des Gargouillemens, c. 1832

    Hand-colored lithograph on paper

    7 x 10.5 in (17.78 x 26.67 cm)

  8. The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 2007-2020

    Chromogenic print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

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About the artist

Philippe Halsman

Latvian-American

1906-1979

A Latvian-American portrait photographer. Halsman lived in Austria for a period of time, until he was convicted of a crime and later left the country for France. In France, Halsman worked for Vogue and other fashion editorials, and soon became a highly sought-after photographer due to his skill in lighting, sharp focus, and expertly cropped photos. He later obtained a US visa and came to the states to persue fashion and cosmetic photographic advertising. In 1942, Halsman began working for LIFE magazine, which featured many of his images on the front covers of its issues. Halsman is also an author, and wrote photographic skills books such as Halsman on the Creation of Photographic Ideas.