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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Monk, Luang Prabang, Laos by Andrew Ward, Image 1.

    Andrew Ward

    Monk, Luang Prabang, Laos, printed 2007

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 10.9375 in (35.56 x 27.78 cm)

  2. Girl with Cat by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Girl with Cat, c. 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  3. Todd Webb

    Chiapas, Mexico, 1967

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  4. Untitled (from Route I) by Berenice Abbott, Image 1.

    Berenice Abbott

    Untitled (from Route I), 1953

    Gelatin silver print

    9.875 x 13.875 in (25.08 x 35.24 cm)

  5. Jimmy Durante by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jimmy Durante, 1951

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 10.5 in (34.93 x 26.67 cm)

  6. Sonny Tufts by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Sonny Tufts, 1945

    Gelatin silver print

    14.25 x 11 in (36.2 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Merce Cunningham - Totem Ancester by Barbara Morgan, Image 1.

    Barbara Morgan

    Merce Cunningham - Totem Ancester, 1942

    Gelatin silver print

  8. Martha Graham - El Penitente, Solo, Erick Hawkins - El Flagellante by Barbara Morgan, Image 1.

    Barbara Morgan

    Martha Graham - El Penitente, Solo, Erick Hawkins - El Flagellante, 1940

    Gelatin silver print

    19.75 x 15.875 in (50.17 x 40.32 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.