Philippe Halsman: Portraits

18 March 2026 0

Philippe Halsman: Portraits, on view from February 7 to March 28, 2026, celebrates the enduring legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most inventive portrait photographers. Born in Latvia and later working in Europe and the United States, Philippe Halsman developed a visual language that reshaped how public figures were photographed and perceived. His portraits are instantly recognizable for their…

Philippe Halsman: Facets and Faces

22 December 2016 0

Photographers who capture an iconic image are often confronted with a paradox: the celebration of a single photograph overshadows the entirety an artistic oeuvre. Yet what happens in those rare situations when a single photographer is responsible for scores of iconic images? This question is explored by the Halsman: Facets and Facets exhibition. Philippe Halsman (b. Riga, 1906; d. New…

Biography: Portrait photographer Philippe Halsman

28 April 2016 0

Halsman (1906 – 1979) grew up in Riga, Latvia, in a family of assimilated Jews and studied engineering at a university in Dresden. Two years after his graduation, he moved to Paris, turned his photographic hobby into a profession, and opened his own portrait studio, specializing in fashion and theater portraits. A few years later, with the threat of World War…

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