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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. AIDS Pyramid by Carl Tandatnick, Image 1.

    Carl Tandatnick

    AIDS Pyramid, 2015

    Serigraph on paper

    33 x 23 in (83.82 x 58.42 cm)

  2. Money Plant (Annual Honesty), Lunaria annua, from the series Photographic Survey of the American Yard by Joshua White, Image 1.

    Joshua White

    Money Plant (Annual Honesty), Lunaria annua, from the series Photographic Survey of the American Yard, 2013

    Archival pigment print

    4 x 4 in (10.16 x 10.16 cm)

  3. Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, Image 2.

    Sebastião Salgado

    Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 20.5 in (35.24 x 52.07 cm)

  4. Mirror Nude by Frank Huntington Stack, Image 1.

    Frank Huntington Stack

    Mirror Nude, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 11.125 in (38.1 x 28.26 cm)

  5. The Unfortunate Man Who Could Not Touch the One He Loved by Duane Michals, Image 1.

    Duane Michals

    The Unfortunate Man Who Could Not Touch the One He Loved, 1976

    Gelatin silver print

    7.75 x 9.625 in (19.69 x 24.45 cm)

  6. Oskar Werner by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Oskar Werner, 1966

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  7. Horse & Rider by Robert Goodnough, Image 1.

    Robert Goodnough

    Horse & Rider, 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    9.875 x 13.5 in (25.08 x 34.29 cm)

  8. Patrice Munsel by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Patrice Munsel, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 10.875 in (35.56 x 27.62 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.