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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota, from the series Photographic Survey of the American Yard by Joshua White, Image 1.

    Joshua White

    Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota, from the series Photographic Survey of the American Yard, 2013

    Archival pigment print

    4 x 4 in (10.16 x 10.16 cm)

  2. Carol Soffer by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Carol Soffer, 1980

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  3. Carol Soffer by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Carol Soffer, 1980

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Irene Near The Old Chair by Susan Moore, Image 1.

    Susan Moore

    Irene Near The Old Chair, 1978

    Woodcut on rice paper

    24.5 x 19.375 in (62.23 x 49.21 cm)

  5. Dos Mujeres y la Gran Cortina con Sombras by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Image 1.

    Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    Dos Mujeres y la Gran Cortina con Sombras, 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  6. Lauritz Melchior by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Lauritz Melchior, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  7. Ethiopia (Refugees in the Korem Camp) by Sebastião Salgado, Image 1.

    Sebastião Salgado

    Ethiopia (Refugees in the Korem Camp), 1984, printed later

    Gelatin silver print

    11.75 x 17.375 in (29.85 x 44.13 cm)

  8. Untitled (Blue, Red, and Black Abstraction) by Homare Ikeda, Image 1.

    Homare Ikeda

    Untitled (Blue, Red, and Black Abstraction)

    Etching on paper

    4.5 x 4.5 in (11.43 x 11.43 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.