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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. 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)

  2. Product by Tommie Robinson, Image 1.

    Tommie Robinson

    Product, 1993

    Transparent watercolor on paper

    21.5 x 29.25 in (54.61 x 74.3 cm)

  3. William Hall Strode

    Barbara Martin Reflected in Mirror, Appalachia/Kentucky, 1987

    Chromogenic print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  4. Route 25 West by Jack Eaker, Image 1.

    Jack Eaker

    Route 25 West, 1979

    Color lithograph on paper

    29.375 x 21 in (74.61 x 53.34 cm)

  5. Rejoneadora III by Dame Elisabeth Frink, Image 1.

    Dame Elisabeth Frink

    Rejoneadora III, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    22.375 x 30.375 in (56.83 x 77.15 cm)

  6. Triangles Within a Square II by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Triangles Within a Square II, 1971

    Etching on paper

    24.75 x 17.875 in (62.87 x 45.4 cm)

  7. Sharecropper by Robert Gwathmey, Image 1.

    Robert Gwathmey

    Sharecropper, 1969

    Lithograph on paper

    18.75 x 26.5 in (47.63 x 67.31 cm)

  8. Martha Graham - Solo, Erick Hawkins, El Flagellante From El Penitente by Barbara Morgan, Image 1.

    Barbara Morgan

    Martha Graham - Solo, Erick Hawkins, El Flagellante From El Penitente, 1940

    Gelatin silver print

    19.75 x 15.75 in (50.17 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.