Philippe halsman

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The critters of Halloween: Black Cats, Crows and Bats! Let me just say, as a side note, that I do not prescribe to the idea that there is anything evil or creepy about any of these animals. In fact, they are some of my favorites. Black cats are gorgeous, crows are smart and entertaining (cute…

GALLERY — Philippe Halsman Archive

Cats and dogs are cool enough on their own, but just in case you weren't convinced about this verified fact, here are some famous people with their pets to convince you. Given how most of the pet owners on this list are larger-than-life celebrities, it's nice to know that even they enjoyed the company of pets just like we do. Sure, maybe not all of us can afford an ocelot like Salvador Dali, but it's nice to know that even he had a cat to scratch behind the ears from time to time.

Dali 1948 by Philippe Halsman

Philippe Halsman, ca.1931

© Philippe Halsman / Magnum Photos

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALVADOR DALİ!! _ Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, kısaca Salvador Dalí (d. 11 Mayıs 1904 – ö. 23 Ocak 1989), Katalan sürrealist ressam. __ Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marqués de Dalí de Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), known as Salvador Dalí (/ˈdɑːli/;[1] Catalan: [səɫβəˈðo ðəˈɫi]), was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.

Halsman (1906 - 1979) grew up in Riga, Latvia, in a family of assimilated Jews and studied engineering at a university in Dresden. Two years after his graduation, he moved to Paris, turned his photographic hobby into a profession, and opened his own portrait studio, specializing in fashion and theater portraits. A few years later, with

Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hendren