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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Scottie on Star Track, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Scottie on Star Track, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Self Portrait With Saddles by Sigmund Abeles, Image 1.

    Sigmund Abeles

    Self Portrait With Saddles, 1972

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 21.75 in (76.2 x 55.25 cm)

  3. Composition 70 by Jean Baier, Image 1.

    Jean Baier

    Composition 70, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    32.75 x 47.5 x 1.75 in (83.19 x 120.65 x 4.45 cm)

  4. French Postcard Series by Peter Blake, Image 1.

    Peter Blake

    French Postcard Series, 1969

    Photo screenprint

    16.875 x 10.875 in (42.86 x 27.62 cm)

  5. Ten Pound Hammer by Thomas Hart Benton, Image 1.

    Thomas Hart Benton

    Ten Pound Hammer, 1967

    Lithograph on paper

    13.625 x 9.75 in (34.61 x 24.77 cm)

  6. Nudes by Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Image 1.

    Wilhelm Lehmbruck

    Nudes, c. 1920

    Drypoint etching on paper

    16.25 x 12.375 in (41.28 x 31.43 cm)

  7. The Persian Sibyl by Giorgio Ghisi, Image 1.

    Giorgio Ghisi

    The Persian Sibyl, c. 1570

    Engraving on paper

    22 x 17 in (55.88 x 43.18 cm)

  8. General Dynamic F.U.N. Pig or Person, it's the same, Fortunes plays a funny game by Eduardo Paolozzi, Image 1.

    Eduardo Paolozzi

    General Dynamic F.U.N. Pig or Person, it's the same, Fortunes plays a funny game, 1965/70

    Photolithograph

    15 x 10 in (38.1 x 25.4 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.