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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Science Building by Richard Brubaker, Image 1.

    Richard Brubaker

    Science Building, 2012

    Anodized aluminum

    75 x 28 x 28 in (190.5 x 71.12 x 71.12 cm)

  2. Barbara Klemm

    Abgelehnt Vergangenheit, Moskau, 1991

    Gelatin silver print mounted to drawing board

    9.375 x 12.875 in (23.81 x 32.7 cm)

  3. Friendly Totem by Douglas Mazonowicz, Image 1.

    Douglas Mazonowicz

    Friendly Totem, 1979

    Silkscreen on paper

  4. Blossoms in Mid-Air: C by Richard Black, Image 1.

    Richard Black

    Blossoms in Mid-Air: C, 1978

    Etching on paper

    17.5 x 14.75 in (44.45 x 37.47 cm)

  5. London Series II: Untitled (Yellow/Black) by Robert Motherwell, Image 1.

    Robert Motherwell

    London Series II: Untitled (Yellow/Black), 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    28.125 x 41.25 in (71.44 x 104.78 cm)

  6. 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)

  7. Bob Hope by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Bob Hope, 1956

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 13.875 in (27.94 x 35.24 cm)

  8. 両国夏の月 (Summer Moon at Ryōgoku Bridge), from 江戸名所三つの眺め (Three Views of Famous Places in Edo) by 歌川(Utagawa) 広重(Hiroshige), Image 1.

    歌川(Utagawa) 広重(Hiroshige)

    両国夏の月 (Summer Moon at Ryōgoku Bridge), from 江戸名所三つの眺め (Three Views of Famous Places in Edo), 1838

    Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

    9.25 x 14.5 in (23.5 x 36.83 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.