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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. A Sweet Hell by Trenton Doyle Hancock, Image 1.

    Trenton Doyle Hancock

    A Sweet Hell, 2010

    Etching, aquatint, and spit bite aquatint on paper

    30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

  2. Marilyn Bridges

    Geometrics, OK, from the Heightened Perspectives series, 1987

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  3. Grace Hokin by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Grace Hokin, 1986

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. City - Sound by Barbara Morgan, Image 1.

    Barbara Morgan

    City - Sound, 1972

    Gelatin silver print

    20 x 15.875 in (50.8 x 40.32 cm)

  5. Susanna Foster by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Susanna Foster, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 11 in (35.24 x 27.94 cm)

  6. 台の茶屋　浅間下 (No. 4, Teahouses on the Bluff, Below Asama), from 東海道四 五十三次之内 (蔦屋版)（The Tôkaidô Road, The Fifty-three Stations ) by 歌川(Utagawa) 広重(Hiroshige), Image 1.

    歌川(Utagawa) 広重(Hiroshige)

    台の茶屋　浅間下 (No. 4, Teahouses on the Bluff, Below Asama), from 東海道四 五十三次之内 (蔦屋版)（The Tôkaidô Road, The Fifty-three Stations ), c. 1850

    Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

    6.5 x 9 in (16.51 x 22.86 cm)

  7. Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - King Henry the Fourth by John Boydell, Image 1.

    John Boydell

    Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - King Henry the Fourth, 1803

    Engraving on paper

  8. Edward Loyal Field

    Unknown Landscape, No date

    Oil on canvas

    20 x 33 in (50.8 x 83.82 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.