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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Phil/Spitbite by Chuck Close, Image 1.

    Chuck Close

    Phil/Spitbite, 1995

    Spit bite aquatint on paper

    28 x 20 x 1.75 in (71.12 x 50.8 x 4.45 cm)

  2. Sitting Bull by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Sitting Bull, 1986

    Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

  3. Radioactive Cats by Sandy Skoglund, Image 1.

    Sandy Skoglund

    Radioactive Cats, 1980

    Cibachrome print

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 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. Castle Rock Colorado by Garry Winogrand, Image 1.

    Garry Winogrand

    Castle Rock Colorado, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

  6. Bats by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Bats, 1978

    Offset print

    19.8125 x 13.875 in (50.32 x 35.24 cm)

  7. A Good Place to Live by Russell T. Gordon, Image 1.

    Russell T. Gordon

    A Good Place to Live, 1974

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    18 x 17 in (45.72 x 43.18 cm)

  8. N. Jay Jaffee

    Times Square, 1958

    Gelatin silver print

    10.875 x 13.875 in (27.62 x 35.24 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.