Philippe Halsman | Marilyn Monroe | Audrey Hepburn | Woody Allen
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Janet ThomasSURVEY PHILIPPE HALSMAN'S LIFE WORKGet face to face with
Marilyn Monroe and
Audrey Hepburn (pictured above). Or gaze at
Woody Allen,
Marlon Brando, Ingrid Bergman, or
Albert Einstein. See them all at
Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective at London’s The National Portrait Gallery through September 2. Halsman set the standard for celebrity portraiture during the ’40s through ’70s, with 101 of his works gracing the cover of Life magazine. A special section of the exhibit is devoted to his famous “jump” pictures, which capture noteworthy people from
Richard Nixon to the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor in a mid-air pose. 011-44-20-7306-0055,
www.npg.org.uk
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