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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Tidelines 4 by Katie St. Clair, Image 1.

    Katie St. Clair

    Tidelines 4, 2022

    Acrylic, natural and synthetic dye, hand ground powdered charcoal, aerosol and gesso on canvas

    48 x 40 in (121.92 x 101.6 cm)

  2. The Road to Nowhere, # 8 by Marti Corn, Image 1.

    Marti Corn

    The Road to Nowhere, # 8, 2017

    Archival pigment print

    13 x 12.9375 in (33.02 x 32.86 cm)

  3. Two Dimensional Print of Casual Post-Post Modern Sculpture by Chris Johanson, Image 1.

    Chris Johanson

    Two Dimensional Print of Casual Post-Post Modern Sculpture, 2002

    Sugar lift aquatint and aquatint etching

    26.75 x 22.125 in (67.95 x 56.2 cm)

  4. The Sunflowers Quilting Bee at Arles by Faith Ringgold, Image 1.

    Faith Ringgold

    The Sunflowers Quilting Bee at Arles, 1997

    Silkscreen on paper

    33.75 x 35 in (85.73 x 88.9 cm)

  5. Monument by Robert Ecker, Image 2.

    Robert Ecker

    Monument, 1978

    Mezzotint on paper

    7 x 5 in (17.78 x 12.7 cm)

  6. The Ascension of Christ and Mary by McKendree Robbins Long, Image 1.

    McKendree Robbins Long

    The Ascension of Christ and Mary, c. 1965

    Oil on canvas

    48 x 25.5 in (121.92 x 64.77 cm)

  7. Figure Study by Michael Mazur, Image 1.

    Michael Mazur

    Figure Study, 1963

    Lithograph on paper

    22.9375 x 28 in (58.26 x 71.12 cm)

  8. Self Portrait by John Edward Heliker, Image 1.

    John Edward Heliker

    Self Portrait, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    29 x 22.5 in (73.66 x 57.15 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.