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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. East Durham Love - Soon as I Get Home I by Kennedi Carter, Image 2.

    Kennedi Carter

    East Durham Love - Soon as I Get Home I, 2019

    Archival pigment print

    31 x 24 in (78.74 x 60.96 cm)

  2. Rhea, McClellanville, SC, from the series Carolina Seduction by Pinky/MM Bass, Image 1.

    Pinky/MM Bass

    Rhea, McClellanville, SC, from the series Carolina Seduction, 1990

    Silver gelatin print

    35.25 x 28.75 in (89.54 x 73.03 cm)

  3. Totem Tablet: Red Cloud by Richard Black, Image 1.

    Richard Black

    Totem Tablet: Red Cloud, 1982

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    18 x 14.75 in (45.72 x 37.47 cm)

  4. Los Fuegos Artificiales by Annie Dowhie, Image 1.

    Annie Dowhie

    Los Fuegos Artificiales, 1982

    Lithograph on paper

    17.25 x 7.5 in (43.82 x 19.05 cm)

  5. Howard Bond

    Spray, Mt. Rainier National Park, 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    21.875 x 27.9375 in (55.56 x 70.96 cm)

  6. 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)

  7. Forbidding Gates, North Side, Dublin by Alen MacWeeney, Image 1.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Forbidding Gates, North Side, Dublin, 1965

    Archival pigment print

    19 x 13 in (48.26 x 33.02 cm)

  8. St. Mark's from the Broclio by Joseph Nash, Image 2.

    Joseph Nash

    St. Mark's from the Broclio, c. 1834

    Lithograph on paper

    11.25 x 14.5 in (28.58 x 36.83 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.