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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Bra (Brasier), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    Bra (Brasier), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging, 2011

    Color inkjet print on cotton rag paper

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  2. Ball Rack, Island Bowl, Governors Island, NY by Lisa Kereszi, Image 1.

    Lisa Kereszi

    Ball Rack, Island Bowl, Governors Island, NY, 2003

    Archival pigment print, flush-mounted on Dibond

    30 x 37.25 in (76.2 x 94.62 cm)

  3. Ferry, from Survey 1986 by Eliot Porter, Image 1.

    Eliot Porter

    Ferry, from Survey 1986, 1986

    Dye transfer print

    9.75 x 14.75 in (24.77 x 37.47 cm)

  4. Unidentified Woman (Red Ruby Earrings) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Unidentified Woman (Red Ruby Earrings), 1979

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  5. Two Girls in Scarves, Dublin by Alen MacWeeney, Image 2.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Two Girls in Scarves, Dublin, 1965

    Archival pigment print

    13 x 19 in (33.02 x 48.26 cm)

  6. Viveca Lindfors by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Viveca Lindfors, 1948

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Midtown Manhattan by Andreas Feininger, Image 1.

    Andreas Feininger

    Midtown Manhattan, 1941

    Gelatin silver print

    33.25 x 25.5 in (84.46 x 64.77 cm)

  8. Heavy Burden, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio by André Kertész, Image 1.

    André Kertész

    Heavy Burden, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio, 1916

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 9.875 in (20.32 x 25.08 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.