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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota, from the series Photographic Survey of the American Yard by Joshua White, Image 1.

    Joshua White

    Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota, from the series Photographic Survey of the American Yard, 2013

    Archival pigment print

    4 x 4 in (10.16 x 10.16 cm)

  2. Fausto in Washington Square, Tuesday, August 23rd, 2001, From the City Stages Portfolio by Matthew Pillsbury, Image 1.

    Matthew Pillsbury

    Fausto in Washington Square, Tuesday, August 23rd, 2001, From the City Stages Portfolio, 2001

    Archival pigment print

    8.75 x 11.125 in (22.23 x 28.26 cm)

  3. Marilyn Bridges

    Castillo from Perpendicular, Yucatan, from the Heightened Perspectives series, 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    15.75 x 19.75 in (40.01 x 50.17 cm)

  4. Untitled by A.R. Ammons, Image 1.

    A.R. Ammons

    Untitled, 1977

    Watercolor and ink on Arches paper

    24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)

  5. Blue and Black by Beverly Pepper, Image 1.

    Beverly Pepper

    Blue and Black, 1968

    Collage

    13 x 17 in (33.02 x 43.18 cm)

  6. Lord & Lady Mountbatten by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Lord & Lady Mountbatten, 1955

    Gelatin silver print

    12 x 10 in (30.48 x 25.4 cm)

  7. The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 2007-2020

    Chromogenic print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  8. Areyonga Women by Roger Manley, Image 1.

    Roger Manley

    Areyonga Women

    Gelatin silver print

    7.25 x 9.75 in (18.42 x 24.77 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.