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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Great Wall by Sze Tsung Nicolás Leong, Image 1.

    Sze Tsung Nicolás Leong

    Great Wall, 2004

    Dye coupler print

    24 x 44 in (60.96 x 111.76 cm)

  2. Marilyn Bridges

    Windmills on Ridges, Tehachapi, CA, from the Heightened Perspectives series, 1986

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 19.5 in (40.64 x 49.53 cm)

  3. Unidentified Woman (Red Ruby Earrings) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Unidentified Woman (Red Ruby Earrings), 1979

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. 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)

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

    William Eggleston

    Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series, c. 1978

    Chromogenic print

    16.875 x 13.875 in (42.86 x 35.24 cm)

  6. Reverend Isaac Thomas, Rose Hill Church, Fisher Ferry Road, Warren County, Mississippi, 1975 by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Reverend Isaac Thomas, Rose Hill Church, Fisher Ferry Road, Warren County, Mississippi, 1975, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    16.25 x 24 in (41.28 x 60.96 cm)

  7. Metal chairs on front porch, Mississippi Delta, 1975 by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Metal chairs on front porch, Mississippi Delta, 1975, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    16.125 x 24 in (40.96 x 60.96 cm)

  8. Debbie Reynolds by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Debbie Reynolds, 1951

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 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.