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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Deconstruction by Anthony Goicolea, Image 1.

    Anthony Goicolea

    Deconstruction, 2007

    Black and white photograph on alumninum, laminated with non-glare Plexiglas

    72 x 117.5 in (182.88 x 298.45 cm)

  2. Mary Ellen Mark

    Two Girls in Dresses on Lawn, Miami, from the portfolio "In America", 1986

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  3. Mr. Berger (German) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Mr. Berger (German), 1979

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Charles Ireland by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Charles Ireland, 1978

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  5. Undertaker's Premises, North Side, Dublin by Alen MacWeeney, Image 2.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Undertaker's Premises, North Side, Dublin, 1965

    Archival pigment print

    13 x 19 in (33.02 x 48.26 cm)

  6. Man Near Manhole, Broadway, N.Y.C. by Louis Stettner, Image 1.

    Louis Stettner

    Man Near Manhole, Broadway, N.Y.C., 1954

    Gelatin silver print

    26.5 x 20.125 in (67.31 x 51.12 cm)

  7. Eugene Ormandy by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Eugene Ormandy, 1949

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  8. RFK Funeral Train, 1968 (FUP1968010K003) by Paul Fusco, Image 1.

    Paul Fusco

    RFK Funeral Train, 1968 (FUP1968010K003), 1968, printed 2011

    Cibachrome print

    15.875 x 19.875 in (40.32 x 50.48 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.