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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Farm Equipment Sale of Elvin Johnson, Story City, Iowa by Bill Gillette, Image 1.

    Bill Gillette

    Farm Equipment Sale of Elvin Johnson, Story City, Iowa, 1986

    Gelatin silver print

    8.25 x 11.875 in (20.96 x 30.16 cm)

  2. Various Grades Flux Encounter by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    Various Grades Flux Encounter, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

  3. Rose Hill Church & Congregation by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Rose Hill Church & Congregation, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    13.375 x 20 in (33.97 x 50.8 cm)

  4. January 1973: 18 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 18, 1973

    Screenprint on paper

    27.375 x 36.5 in (69.53 x 92.71 cm)

  5. Christ and Followers Entering City by McKendree Robbins Long, Image 1.

    McKendree Robbins Long

    Christ and Followers Entering City, c. 1965

    Oil on canvas

    41.75 x 51.625 in (106.05 x 131.13 cm)

  6. Todd Webb

    Bar Entrance, Mexico City, 1962

    Gelatin silver print mounted to board

    13.5 x 10.5 in (34.29 x 26.67 cm)

  7. Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as the Fishmonger (Seigyo-uni) Danshichi Kurobei, from Heroic Commoners in Kabuki (Rien kyokaku den) by Utagawa 歌川 Kunisada 国貞, Image 1.

    Utagawa 歌川 Kunisada 国貞

    Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as the Fishmonger (Seigyo-uni) Danshichi Kurobei, from Heroic Commoners in Kabuki (Rien kyokaku den), 1863

    Woodblock print on paper

    14.375 x 9.5 in (36.51 x 24.13 cm)

  8. Beer Street by William Hogarth, Image 1.

    William Hogarth

    Beer Street, 1751

    Copperplate engraving on paper

    13 x 16 in (33.02 x 40.64 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.