Philippe Halsman
Sign in to saveAlso known as Philipp Halsmann, Halsman Photographic Co.
American photographer (1906-1979)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Riga
- Place of death
- New York City
- Educated at
- TU Dresden
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Documenta 6
- Genre
- portrait
- Image
- Philippe Halsman (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Livonia
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- Commons category
- Philippe Halsman
- date of birth
- 1906-05-02
- date of death
- 1979-06-25
- member of
- Magnum Photos
- influenced by
- Salvador Dalí
- Commons Creator page
- Philippe Halsman
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- name in native language
- Filips Halsmans
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Encyclopedic overview
Halsman in July 1930Philippe Halsman (Latvian: Filips Halsmans; German: Philipp Halsmann; 2 May 1906 – 25 June 1979) was an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City.
Life and work
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