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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Medicine Bowl with Crow by Bill Harris, Image 1.

    Bill Harris

    Medicine Bowl with Crow, 2024

    Catawba clay

    10.75 x 6.5 x 6.75 in (27.31 x 16.51 x 17.15 cm)

  2. Ecstasy of Tom and Wild Mustard Wrapped in Crinkly Plastic, from "Cloistered Order" series by Raymond Grubb, Image 1.

    Raymond Grubb

    Ecstasy of Tom and Wild Mustard Wrapped in Crinkly Plastic, from "Cloistered Order" series, 2020

    Archival inkjet print

    19 x 13 in (48.26 x 33.02 cm)

  3. Untitled, from Sacred Land by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Untitled, from Sacred Land, 2019

    Archival pigment print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  4. A Sweet Hell by Trenton Doyle Hancock, Image 1.

    Trenton Doyle Hancock

    A Sweet Hell, 2010

    Etching, aquatint, and spit bite aquatint on paper

    30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

  5. Cleve Gray

    Resurrection Series, 1986

    Acrylic on paper mounted to burlap and board

    29.75 x 22 in (75.57 x 55.88 cm)

  6. The Shaman Addresses the Moon by Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero, Image 1.

    Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero

    The Shaman Addresses the Moon, 1981

    Etching on paper

    23.5 x 28.5 in (59.69 x 72.39 cm)

  7. Carter Dettaven by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Carter Dettaven, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

  8. Rita Dawn by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Rita Dawn, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 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.