American Photography

Philippe Halsman (American/Latvian, 1906-1979), "Martha Graham and Eric Hawkins," circa 1946, gelatin silver print, title and artist stamp verso, later printing, sight: 12.75" H x 10" W, overall (with frame): 19.5" H x 16.25" W. Martha Graham (May 11, 1894-April 1, 1991) Was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide.[1] Graham danced and taught for over seventy years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, in the 1994 documentary The Dancer Revealed, "I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable." Eric Hawkins: The Erick Hawkins...

Philippe Halsman (American/Latvian, 1906-1979), "Martha Graham and Eric Hawkins," circa 1946, gelatin silver print, title and artist stamp verso, later printing, sight: 13" H x 9" W, overall (with frame): 20" H x 15.25" W Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) Was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide.[1] Graham danced and taught for over seventy years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, in the 1994 documentary The Dancer Revealed, "I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable." Source: Wikipedia Eric Hawkins: The Erick...

Artist: Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) Title: Marilyn Entering The Closet Medium: gelatin silver prints Date: 1952 printed in 1981 Edition: 186/250 Size: image 12.5" x 7"; with fr...

Artist: Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) Medium: Gelatin silver print Title: Dali Fishing Date: 1954; Printed in 1981 as part of the ten-piece Dali Portfolio...

Artist: Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Title: Invisible Dali Date: 1954; Printed in 1981 as part of the ten-piece Dali Portfolio...

Andy Warhol portrait taken in 1968 by master photographer and printer Philippe Halsman (1906- 1979) and in 1989 an edition of 100 portfolio of eight colorchromogenic prints were done...

Andy Warhol portrait taken in 1968 by master photographer and printer Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) and in 1989 an edition of 100 portfolio of eight color chromogenic prints were done...

Andy Warhol portrait taken in 1968 by master photographer and printer Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) and in 1989 an edition of 100 portfolio of eight color chromogenic prints were done...