Artist Monograph

Philippe Halsman, American

American, born Latvia. 1906–1979

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Production by Decade

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	6	30%
Medium (30–100 cm)	14	70%

Range: 24.0 cm → 49.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1959	4
1960	1
1997	1
1998	9
2008	5

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 20 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Ruth Haurwitz, Paris Photograph Acc. 367.1998	1938	Gelatin silver print	11 9/16 × 9 5/16" (29.4 × 23.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Yvonne Halsman
Lauren Bacall Photograph Acc. 178.2008	1944	Gelatin silver print	13 11/16 × 10 5/8" (34.8 × 27 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Stephen Bello
Marian Anderson Photograph Acc. 182.1959	1944	Gelatin silver print	13 5/8 × 10 5/8" (34.7 × 27.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Dali Atomicus Photograph Acc. 183.1959	1948	Gelatin silver print	10 1/8 × 13 1/8" (25.8 × 33.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Elizabeth Taylor Photograph Acc. 179.2008	1948	Gelatin silver print	19 7/16 × 15 11/16" (49.4 × 39.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Stephen Bello
Studies for Dali Atomicus Photograph Acc. 180.2008	1948	Gelatin silver prints	overall 7 11/16 × 9 7/16" (19.5 × 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Irene Halsman
Jean Cocteau Photograph Acc. 185.1959	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 1/2 × 10 1/2" (34.3 × 26.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Jean Cocteau: "The Final Touch" Photograph Acc. 771.1998	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 3/8 × 10 13/16" (34 × 27.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Jane Halsman Bello
Anna Magnani Photograph Acc. 184.1959	1951	Gelatin silver print	13 7/16 × 10 5/8" (34.1 × 27.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Brigitte Bardot Photograph Acc. 770.1998	1951	Gelatin silver print	13 × 10 1/4" (33.1 × 26 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Jane Halsman Bello
Winston Churchill, Chartwell Photograph Acc. 369.1998	1951	Gelatin silver print	11 1/4 × 9 3/4" (28.5 × 24.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Irene Halsman
Marilyn Monroe Photograph Acc. 387.1997	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 5/16 × 10 9/16" (33.8 × 26.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Christie Calder Salomon Fund
Marilyn Monroe at the Drive-in Photograph Acc. 773.1998	1952	Gelatin silver print	7 9/16 × 9 5/8" (19.2 × 24.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Jane Halsman Bello
Marilyn Monroe with Barbells Photograph Acc. 181.2008	1952	Gelatin silver print	10 13/16 × 13 7/8" (27.5 × 35.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Irene Halsman
Vice President Richard Nixon, White House Photograph Acc. 368.1998	1955	Gelatin silver print	9 3/4 × 7 5/8" (24.7 × 19.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Jane Halsman Bello
Rev. Martin Cyril D'Arcy, S.J. Photograph Acc. 467.1960	1958	Gelatin silver print	13 1/2 × 19 5/8" (34.2 × 26.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Captain Edward Steichen Photograph Acc. 365.1998	1959	Gelatin silver print	9 5/8 × 7 9/16" (24.5 × 19.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Irene Halsman
Marilyn Monroe Photograph Acc. 182.2008	1959	Gelatin silver print	13 3/4 × 10 3/4" (34.9 × 27.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Stephen Bello
Marilyn as Mao Photograph Acc. 772.1998	1967	Gelatin silver print	13 3/8 × 10 1/8" (34 × 25.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Jane Halsman Bello
Richard Nixon Photograph Acc. 366.1998	1967	Gelatin silver print	13 11/16 × 10 11/16" (34.7 × 27.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Jane Halsman Bello