Photographs by Philippe Halsman of Yale-affiliated individuals, 1946-1967 (inclusive).

.25 ft.

English

Forms part of Yale Record Group 48-A (YRG 48-A), Yale pictorial records and collections.

Gift of Jane Halsman Bello and Steve Bello, 2002.

Arranged alphabetically by name.

Philippe Halsman was born in Riga, Latvia in 1901. He opened a photography studio in Paris in 1931. He left occupied France for the United States in 1940. Halsman was a founding member (1945) and first president of the American Society of Media Photographers, Inc. Halsman is best known for his portraits of famous individuals, such as Salvador Dali, Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill. His thirty year affiliation with Life magazine resulted in 101 covers. His photographs have been published in numerous books and magazines. Two of his photographs were made into postage stamps. Halsman died in 1979.

The records consist of formal portrait photographs by Philippe Halsman of Yale alumni, including William F. Buckley, Jr., Henry Ford II, Henry R. Luce and Paul Tillich.

August 13, 2002

Photographs by Philippe Halsman of Yale-affiliated individuals (RU 911). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Photographs by Philippe Halsman of Yale-affiliated individuals (RU 911). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Photographs.