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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. When Ends Meet (Condoleezza Rice) by Mickalene Thomas, Image 1.

    Mickalene Thomas

    When Ends Meet (Condoleezza Rice), 2007

    Screenprint in colors with hand-applied rhinestones, on 4-ply museum board

    23.875 x 20 in (60.64 x 50.8 cm)

  2. Yellow, Red and Black for Lorca by Terry Frost, Image 1.

    Terry Frost

    Yellow, Red and Black for Lorca, 1981

    Screenprint on paper

    30.5 x 22.5625 in (77.47 x 57.31 cm)

  3. Apotheosis of the Great Peanut Society by Bruce Horn, Image 1.

    Bruce Horn

    Apotheosis of the Great Peanut Society, 1977

    Etching on paper

    29.75 x 22 in (75.57 x 55.88 cm)

  4. James "Son Ford" Thomas, Yale University by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    James "Son Ford" Thomas, Yale University, 1976

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  5. Flexible and Stainless by Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Image 1.

    Sylvia Plimack Mangold

    Flexible and Stainless, 1975

    Lithograph in four colors on white Arches cover

    28.25 x 29.3125 in (71.76 x 74.45 cm)

  6. Indian View F by Howard Hodgkin, Image 1.

    Howard Hodgkin

    Indian View F, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    22.875 x 30.5 in (58.1 x 77.47 cm)

  7. Rubbing #1 by Bernard Pfriem, Image 1.

    Bernard Pfriem

    Rubbing #1, 1961

    Lithograph on paper

    10 x 14 in (25.4 x 35.56 cm)

  8. Miroslava by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Miroslava, 1956

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 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.