Skip to profile content
Discovery
Log In

Additional Artworks

From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. La Joconde, Salle des Etats, Musee du Louvre, Paris, 2008, From the City Stages Portfolio by Matthew Pillsbury, Image 1.

    Matthew Pillsbury

    La Joconde, Salle des Etats, Musee du Louvre, Paris, 2008, From the City Stages Portfolio, 2013

    Platinum print

    11.25 x 8.75 in (28.58 x 22.23 cm)

  2. Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose, 1985

    Gelatin silver print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  3. Fountain by Dean Dass, Image 1.

    Dean Dass

    Fountain, 1983

    Etching with pencil

    20.75 x 17.25 in (52.71 x 43.82 cm)

  4. Collaboration: Press by Jim McCormick, Image 1.

    Jim McCormick

    Collaboration: Press, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    16.0625 x 11.3125 in (40.8 x 28.73 cm)

  5. Pomp by Mel Stanforth, Image 1.

    Mel Stanforth

    Pomp, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    30.125 x 22.25 in (76.52 x 56.52 cm)

  6. Canterbury Tales by Dame Elisabeth Frink, Image 1.

    Dame Elisabeth Frink

    Canterbury Tales, 1972

    Etching on paper

    31.375 x 22.75 in (79.69 x 57.79 cm)

  7. Flies In The Window, Castletown House, Ireland, from "Alen MacWeeney" portfolio by Alen MacWeeney, Image 1.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Flies In The Window, Castletown House, Ireland, from "Alen MacWeeney" portfolio, 1972

    Gelatin silver print

    10.5 x 15.375 in (26.67 x 39.05 cm)

  8. Victor Hugo and Unidentified Woman by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Victor Hugo and Unidentified Woman, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

View All Artworks

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.