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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. A Composition with Figures and a Cart by Heri Dono, Image 1.

    Heri Dono

    A Composition with Figures and a Cart, 2005

    Mixed media and collage on cardboard

    16 x 16 in (40.64 x 40.64 cm)

  2. BT & His Inner Demon by Kirk Fanelly, Image 1.

    Kirk Fanelly

    BT & His Inner Demon, 2004

    Oil on panel

    25.25 x 17 x 1 in (64.14 x 43.18 x 2.54 cm)

  3. John McIver

    Sequence 43, 1996

    Watercolor on paper

  4. Une + 3 by Lil Michaelis, Image 1.

    Lil Michaelis

    Une + 3, 1979

    Etching on paper

    17.875 x 12.75 in (45.4 x 32.39 cm)

  5. Morning Grass by Mark Tobey, Image 1.

    Mark Tobey

    Morning Grass, 1975

    Etching on rice paper

    26.5 x 20 in (67.31 x 50.8 cm)

  6. Birds Over the City by Ben Shahn, Image 2.

    Ben Shahn

    Birds Over the City, 1968

    Lithograph on Arches woven paper

    29.25 x 21.5 in (74.3 x 54.61 cm)

  7. Maudie Shirley , Clarksdale by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Maudie Shirley , Clarksdale, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  8. Study of Figures and Horses by Eugène Delacroix, Image 1.

    Eugène Delacroix

    Study of Figures and Horses, c. 1820

    Ink on paper

    7.5 x 11.5 in (19.05 x 29.21 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.