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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. A Sequence of Good Intentions by Park McArthur, Image 1.

    Park McArthur

    A Sequence of Good Intentions, 2007

    Digital video

  2. WOW, Butiful, 02 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    WOW, Butiful, 02, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Untitled by Kristina Rogers, Image 1.

    Kristina Rogers

    Untitled, 1992

    Gelatin silver print

    9.5 x 12.5 in (24.13 x 31.75 cm)

  4. Chitlin Supper by Ed Hogan, Image 1.

    Ed Hogan

    Chitlin Supper, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    22.5 x 14 in (57.15 x 35.56 cm)

  5. Fall Branding at the Ninety-Six Ranch, Paradise Valley, Nevada by Carl Fleischhauer, Image 1.

    Carl Fleischhauer

    Fall Branding at the Ninety-Six Ranch, Paradise Valley, Nevada, 1979

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 12 in (20.32 x 30.48 cm)

  6. The Deserted Garden by John Muench, Image 1.

    John Muench

    The Deserted Garden, 1969

    Lithograph with poem by William Anderson on paper

    21.125 x 16.75 in (53.66 x 42.55 cm)

  7. Battersea Reach by Francis Seymour Haden, Image 2.

    Francis Seymour Haden

    Battersea Reach, 1863

    Etching on paper

    7.125 x 9.5 in (18.1 x 24.13 cm)

  8. John Boydell

    Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, 1803

    Engraving on paper

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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.