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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Kesler Woodward

    Dark Birches #2, 1986

    Oil and alkyd on paper

    22 x 22 in (55.88 x 55.88 cm)

  2. Dresser Mirror by Frank Huntington Stack, Image 1.

    Frank Huntington Stack

    Dresser Mirror, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 11.125 in (38.1 x 28.26 cm)

  3. Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series by William Eggleston, Image 1.

    William Eggleston

    Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series, c. 1978

    Chromogenic print

    13.875 x 16.875 in (35.24 x 42.86 cm)

  4. Big Sausage by Patrick Caulfield, Image 1.

    Patrick Caulfield

    Big Sausage, 1978

    Screenprint on paper

    35.25 x 29.25 in (89.54 x 74.3 cm)

  5. Parade by Richard Aberle Florsheim, Image 1.

    Richard Aberle Florsheim

    Parade, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    12 x 20.0625 in (30.48 x 50.96 cm)

  6. Samuel Taylor Coleridge from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Patrick Procktor, Image 1.

    Patrick Procktor

    Samuel Taylor Coleridge from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1976

    Etching on paper

    25.626 x 19.5 in (65.09 x 49.53 cm)

  7. January 1973: 2 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 2, 1973

    Screenprint on paper mounted to board

    19.625 x 23.25 in (49.85 x 59.06 cm)

  8. Ladder Series I by Kim Lim, Image 1.

    Kim Lim

    Ladder Series I, 1972

    Etching on paper

    23.875 x 23.125 in (60.64 x 58.74 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.