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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. We Are In This Together (multi) by Tavares Strachan, Image 2.

    Tavares Strachan

    We Are In This Together (multi), 2018

    Cobalt super blue, sky blue, traffic light green, green, clear gold neon, transformers

    16 x 73 x 0.375 in (40.64 x 185.42 x 0.95 cm)

  2. 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)

  3. Clever Hunter, One Caribou by Gay Rogers, Image 1.

    Gay Rogers

    Clever Hunter, One Caribou, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    17 x 13.25 in (43.18 x 33.66 cm)

  4. January 1973: 11 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 11, 1973

    Screenprint on paper

    27.5 x 35.25 in (69.85 x 89.54 cm)

  5. Long Beaked Bird by Misch Kohn, Image 1.

    Misch Kohn

    Long Beaked Bird, 1970

    Lithograph on paper

    40.75 x 31.75 x 1.375 in (103.51 x 80.65 x 3.49 cm)

  6. B Blue by William Tucker, Image 1.

    William Tucker

    B Blue, 1969

    Screenprint on board mounted to board

    29.875 x 33.875 in (75.88 x 86.04 cm)

  7. Personnages by Pablo Picasso, Image 1.

    Pablo Picasso

    Personnages, 1966

    Etching on paper

  8. The Rapid Effects of The Cheltenham Waters by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    The Rapid Effects of The Cheltenham Waters, 1801

    Hand-colored etching on paper

    17 x 10.75 in (43.18 x 27.31 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.