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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Four Hundred and Eighty-Five French Knots, from French Knots for Trade project, 2014-2015 by Jeana Eve Klein, Image 1.

    Jeana Eve Klein

    Four Hundred and Eighty-Five French Knots, from French Knots for Trade project, 2014-2015, 2015

    485 hand-stitched French knots on cotton with artist-altered frame

    4 x 3 in (10.16 x 7.62 cm)

  2. Ground Zero, New York City, Sept. 13 by Peter Turnley, Image 1.

    Peter Turnley

    Ground Zero, New York City, Sept. 13, 2001

    Archival pigment print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  3. Ge Yang

    Untitled (Story Cloth), c. 2000

    Embroidery on fabric

  4. Joan Smythe Mekesson, WASP by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Joan Smythe Mekesson, WASP, 1986

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  5. Untitled (79-12-6) by Garo Zareh Antreasian, Image 1.

    Garo Zareh Antreasian

    Untitled (79-12-6), 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    18.25 x 15 in (46.36 x 38.1 cm)

  6. Mr. Berger (German) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Mr. Berger (German), 1979

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  7. March Skulls by Ray George, Image 1.

    Ray George

    March Skulls, 1974

    Lithograph on rice paper

    11.875 x 17.25 in (30.16 x 43.82 cm)

  8. January 1973: 7 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 7, 1973

    Screenprint on paper

    23 x 31.5 in (58.42 x 80.01 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.