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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Cuba, Kansas by Jim Richardson, Image 1.

    Jim Richardson

    Cuba, Kansas, 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    11.875 x 8 in (30.16 x 20.32 cm)

  2. I Pass, like Night, from Land to Land from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Patrick Procktor, Image 1.

    Patrick Procktor

    I Pass, like Night, from Land to Land from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1976

    Etching on paper

    25.5 x 19.5 in (64.77 x 49.53 cm)

  3. Taj by Marilyn Torre, Image 1.

    Marilyn Torre

    Taj, 1973

    Intaglio on paper

    38.25 x 26.125 in (97.16 x 66.36 cm)

  4. Shoot by Richard Lindner, Image 1.

    Richard Lindner

    Shoot, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    40.875 x 29 in (103.82 x 73.66 cm)

  5. Paradise Suite - Blue by Robyn Denny, Image 1.

    Robyn Denny

    Paradise Suite - Blue, 1969

    Screenprint on paper

    33.25 x 25.8125 in (84.46 x 65.56 cm)

  6. Todd Webb

    Dominguin Praying Before Improvised Shrine, 1951

    Gelatin silver print

    9.25 x 6.75 in (23.5 x 17.15 cm)

  7. Funeral of A Tooth by David Solot, Image 1.

    David Solot

    Funeral of A Tooth, c. 1950

    Lithograph on paper

    14.5 x 18.875 in (36.83 x 47.94 cm)

  8. Dramatic Works of Shakespeare Gallery - King Richard the Third by John Boydell, Image 2.

    John Boydell

    Dramatic Works of Shakespeare Gallery - King Richard the Third, 1803

    Engraving on paper

    22 x 15.75 in (55.88 x 40.01 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.