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Biography |
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1906 |
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Born in Latvia |
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1934 |
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Opened a portrait studio in the Montparnasse section of Paris |
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1940 |
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Obtained a visa to enter the United States after the Nazi invasion of Paris through the intervention of his friend Albert Einstein |
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1941 |
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His sympathy for surrealism led to his long productive friendship with Salvador Dali |
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1942 |
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His first major break comes when Life magazine commissioned him a shoot |
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1945 |
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Elected the first president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers |
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1951 |
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Joined Magnum Photos |
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1956 |
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Became a contributing member of Magnum Photos |
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1959 |
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Publishes his book titled Jump Book (Harry Abrams) |
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1942 - 1972 |
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His portraits of celebrities, intellectuals and politicians appeared on the covers and pages of big picture magazines including Look, Esquire, Saturday Evening Post, Paris Match, and Life. |
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1972 |
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Publishes his book titled Sight and Insight (Watson-Guptill Publications) |
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1979 |
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Died in New York City |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Musee de Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Unknown Halsman, Magnum Gallery, Paris, France |
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2006 |
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Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munchen, Germany |
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2005 |
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Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective, ArteF Fine Art Photography Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland |
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2004 |
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Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1998 - 1999 |
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Retrospective, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington; toured in London and Paris in 2001 |
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1979 |
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Philippe Halsman: Retrospective, New York International Center for Photography |
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Literature |
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1999 |
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Peter Hastings Falk's Who Was Who in American Art (Sound View Press, Madison, CT, 1999) |
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