Marilyn Monroe in mid-air, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis goofing off, the Duke of Windsor in his socks, and Salvador Dalí nose to nose with a rhino – Halsman’s freaky frames defied gravity and convention
In the 1950’s, photographer Philippe Halsman captured some of the era’s greatest icons in a setup that defied the expectations of both their stature and the portraiture genre: Jumping.
Philippe Halsman’s Fabulous Jump Portraits
Philippe Halsman’s Fabulous Jump Portraits
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
Story for Life Magazine, 1949 Stampa vintage alla gelatina sali d'argento. Timbro del fotografo al versocm 31,6 x 25 Vintage gelatin silver print. Photographer's credit stamp on the verso
Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) Rigában született fotóművész 101 darab Life címlapfotóval büszkélkedh...
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When you think of some of the most iconic images of the greatest personalities of the twentieth century, ones of powerful politicians, charming actors and actresses, artists, and so on, you'd be surprised that they were taken by a select few photographers. One of those select few was Philippe Halsman, a Latvian-born photographer who was considered to be one of the best portraitists in the entire world. And as you'll learn, he's the author of many well-known portraits, some of which the celebrities are remembered by, like his portrait of John. F. Kennedy, Salvador Dali, Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, and many, many more. Let's not waste our breath any more and let's jump to the pictures, which might leave you breathless.
Shirley Maclaine Kim Novak Capucine Audrey Hepburn Marilyn Monroe J. Robert Oppenheimer Jean Seberg, Sophia Loren Anthony Perkins Lena Horne Tamara Toumanova Hal March Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Harold Lloyd Fritz Gruber (Writer) and the Crew Grace Kelly Edward Villela Danny Kaye, Edward Steichen…
Philippe Halsman: la sorpresa e il genio come stile di vita Con Marilyn, Halsman inizia la sua famosa serie jumpology che consisteva nel far saltare ai suoi modelli.
Shirley Maclaine Kim Novak Capucine Audrey Hepburn Marilyn Monroe J. Robert Oppenheimer Jean Seberg, Sophia Loren Anthony Perkins Lena Horne Tamara Toumanova Hal March Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Harold Lloyd Fritz Gruber (Writer) and the Crew Grace Kelly Edward Villela Danny Kaye, Edward Steichen…
Philippe Halsman ’s current exhibition at the Jeu de Paume is a retrospective highlighting the photographer’s long and successful career.
In 1958, Popular Photography named Philippe Halsman one of the “World’s Ten Greatest Photographers” in the company of Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Ans...
Marilyn Monroe, photo by Philippe Halsman, variant used for cover of LIFE, November 9, 1959 Philippe Halsman (2 May 1906 – 25 June 1979) was born in Riga and be
