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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Linda Foard Roberts

    Lilly, 1989

    Sepia-toned silver gelatin print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  2. Couples traveling on the Moscow River, Moscow, Russia by Peter Turnley, Image 1.

    Peter Turnley

    Couples traveling on the Moscow River, Moscow, Russia, 1988

    Archival pigment print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  3. Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series by William Eggleston, Image 1.

    William Eggleston

    Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series, c. 1978

    Chromogenic print

    13.875 x 16.875 in (35.24 x 42.86 cm)

  4. Unidentified watermelon vendor and son, Betcheimer Store, Highway 27, Utica, Mississippi by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Unidentified watermelon vendor and son, Betcheimer Store, Highway 27, Utica, Mississippi, 1974

    Chromogenic print

    16.125 x 24 in (40.96 x 60.96 cm)

  5. Kasbah by Julian Trevelyan, Image 1.

    Julian Trevelyan

    Kasbah, 1973-1974

    Etching on paper

    30.5 x 23.375 in (77.47 x 59.37 cm)

  6. Colony by Nicholas Monro, Image 1.

    Nicholas Monro

    Colony, 1972

    Screenprint on paper

    27.625 x 40.375 in (70.17 x 102.55 cm)

  7. Boeuf gros sel by Pierre Alechinsky, Image 1.

    Pierre Alechinsky

    Boeuf gros sel, 1969

    Lithograph on paper

    17.5 x 12 in (44.45 x 30.48 cm)

  8. Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - King Henry the Sixth by John Boydell, Image 1.

    John Boydell

    Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - King Henry the Sixth, 1803

    Engraving on paper

    17.25 x 23.25 in (43.82 x 59.06 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.