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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Yellow Flower, St. Barts by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Yellow Flower, St. Barts, 1991

    Chromogenic print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  2. Madame X by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Madame X, 1987

    Silver gelatin print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  3. Man in Suit on Beach, Miami, From the portfolio: In America by Mary Ellen Mark, Image 1.

    Mary Ellen Mark

    Man in Suit on Beach, Miami, From the portfolio: In America, 1986

    Gelatin silver print

    10.25 x 10.25 in (26.04 x 26.04 cm)

  4. Rain by Jane Freilicher, Image 1.

    Jane Freilicher

    Rain, 1986

    Lithograph on paper

    28.9375 x 22 in (73.5 x 55.88 cm)

  5. Arbo by Xavier Toubes, Image 1.

    Xavier Toubes

    Arbo, c. 1985

    Clay

    69 x 15.5 x 8.5 in (175.26 x 39.37 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Musing by Will Petersen, Image 1.

    Will Petersen

    Musing, 1983

    Lithograph on paper

    15.0625 x 19.125 in (38.26 x 48.58 cm)

  7. Self-portrait at 45 by John H. Hunter, Image 1.

    John H. Hunter

    Self-portrait at 45, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    15.25 x 22.5 in (38.74 x 57.15 cm)

  8. Bats by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Bats, 1978

    Offset print

    19.8125 x 13.875 in (50.32 x 35.24 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.