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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Rainmaker: Supreme Court Justice by Scott Eagle, Image 1.

    Scott Eagle

    Rainmaker: Supreme Court Justice, No date

    Mixed media

    8.25 x 6.5 in (20.96 x 16.51 cm)

  2. Home by Tim Lowly, Image 4.

    Tim Lowly

    Home, 1991

    Plexiglass, oil and tempera on panel

    14 x 15 x 20 in (35.56 x 38.1 x 50.8 cm)

  3. Collaboration: Visitor by Jim McCormick, Image 1.

    Jim McCormick

    Collaboration: Visitor, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    11.3125 x 16 in (28.73 x 40.64 cm)

  4. North Dakota Print Studio by Kenneth Freed, Image 1.

    Kenneth Freed

    North Dakota Print Studio, 1973

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    27.375 x 35.375 x 1.5 in (69.53 x 89.85 x 3.81 cm)

  5. Save Our Planet by Ernest Trova, Image 1.

    Ernest Trova

    Save Our Planet, c. 1971

    Silkscreen

  6. Les Musiciens Mexicains by Raoul Dufy, Image 1.

    Raoul Dufy

    Les Musiciens Mexicains, 1951

    Etching on paper

    12.625 x 19.75 in (32.07 x 50.17 cm)

  7. Hungarian Landscape, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio by André Kertész, Image 1.

    André Kertész

    Hungarian Landscape, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio, 1914

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 9.875 in (20.32 x 25.08 cm)

  8. Three Swordsmen with Dragon and Deity by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Three Swordsmen with Dragon and Deity, 16th century

    Tempera on stiffened paper

    2.75 x 8 in (6.99 x 20.32 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.