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Introduce briefly
Philippe Halsman was an American portrait photographer born on May 2, 1906, in Riga, which was part of the Russian Empire and later became Latvia. He passed away on June 25, 1979, in New York City [1].
Life and Work:
- Halsman was born to a Jewish couple and studied electrical engineering in Dresden [1].
- In 1928, he was accused of his father's murder while on a hiking trip in the Austrian Tyrol. After a trial based on circumstantial evidence, he was sentenced to four years in prison. However, he was eventually released in 1930 with the help of influential supporters who believed in his innocence [1].
- Halsman moved to France and gained a reputation as one of the best portrait photographers, known for his sharp and closely cropped images. He contributed to fashion magazines such as Vogue [1].
- When France was invaded by Germany, Halsman fled to Marseille and later obtained a U.S. visa with the assistance of family friend Albert Einstein [1].
- Halsman had his first success in America when the cosmetics firm Elizabeth Arden used his image of model Constance Ford in an advertising campaign. He later found work with Life magazine in 1942, photographing hat designs and eventually becoming one of their most prolific cover photographers [1].
- Halsman collaborated with surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, resulting in famous works such as "Dalí Atomicus" and "In Voluptas Mors" [1].
- He also photographed numerous celebrities, including Albert Einstein, Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, and Winston Churchill. Halsman developed a philosophy of jump photography, which he called jumpology, and published a book titled "Philippe Halsman's Jump Book" in 1959 [1].
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