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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Myra Greene

    Undertone #15, 2017-2018

    Glass ambrotype

    4 x 3 in (10.16 x 7.62 cm)

  2. Your Face is Momentary by Ryan O'Malley, Image 1.

    Ryan O'Malley

    Your Face is Momentary, 2009

    Lithograph on paper

    22.125 x 30 in (56.2 x 76.2 cm)

  3. Untitled (Davidson Print ii) by Robert Lazzarini, Image 1.

    Robert Lazzarini

    Untitled (Davidson Print ii), 2006

    Hand-colored woodcut on Zerkall Book Smooth paper

    12 x 9.5 in (30.48 x 24.13 cm)

  4. Natalie Wood, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Natalie Wood, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  5. B. Black by Justin Knowles, Image 1.

    Justin Knowles

    B. Black, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    27 x 40 in (68.58 x 101.6 cm)

  6. Shoot by Richard Lindner, Image 1.

    Richard Lindner

    Shoot, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    40.875 x 29 in (103.82 x 73.66 cm)

  7. Still Life by John Edward Heliker, Image 1.

    John Edward Heliker

    Still Life, 1961

    Lithograph on paper

    10 x 12.75 in (25.4 x 32.39 cm)

  8. Arthur Segal

    Untitled, No date

    Woodcut on paper

    11.25 x 15.375 in (28.58 x 39.05 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.