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- 1928
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1928. "Robert" - portrait photo of young child, circa 1928, wearing a polka-dotted jersey with a large collar shirt. In 1930 Haffer received her first national exposure when this photograph of "Robert" was reproduced by the American Annual of Photography. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p. 106)
"Untitled" (Newell Griffith) (Album 1 Image 17)
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- 1935
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1935. "Untitled" (Newell Griffith) - portrait of person's (Newell Griffith) head split with mirror, circa 1935. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p. 74)
"Man in Derby" (Album 2 Image 34)
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- 1928
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1928. "Man in Derby" - portrait of person (Ralph Rosenberg) in derby hat and dark suit holding a lit cigarette, circa 1928. Haffer would use this photograph as a basis for a print, made from wood or linoleum blocks in 1929. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p. 95)
"Don of Taos Pueblo" (Album 2 Image 37)
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- 1930
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1930. "Don of Taos Pueblo" - profile portrait, circa 1930.
"Model a La Chinese" (Album 2 Image 40)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Model a la Chinese" - undated portrait of person with furrowed brow, face strongly lit from below
"Onya la Tour" (Album 2 Image 45)
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- 1933
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1933. "Onya la Tour" - portrait of person gazing upward. Dangling hoop earrings are in contrast with long dark hair. According to the book "A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer," title of a bas relief print which featured the same person was "Onya Latoor." It was possibly photographed in California. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p. 80)
"Study - Kay Harshberger" (Album 2 Image 46)
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- 1930
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1930. "Study -Kay Harshberger" - portrait of person with head distorted, circa 1930. According to "A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer," this work was also titled Caricature. The distorted image was created in the darkroom by rotating the horizontal printing frame slightly on its vertical axis. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p.19)
"Isabel Morrison- Dancing Teacher" (Album 2 Image 47)
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- 1930
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1930. "Isabel Morrison, Dancing Teacher" - circa 1930 portrait of person in kimono standing against a vertically striped wall with Chinese or Japanese characters written on it. According to the book "A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna haffer," Isabel Keith Morrison was a dancer and taught dance in Tacoma during the 1920s. She later moved to Los Angeles where she continued teaching and dancing in regional productions. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna haffer, p. 110; p. 20)
"Elizabeth Sale" (Album 2 Image 57)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Elizabeth Sale" - portrait of person with drawn castle in background, only head and hands are visible. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Sale was a poet who collaborated with Virna Haffer to produce a book incorporating her poetry along with photographic illlustrations by Haffer. "Abundant Wild Oats" was never published although a prototype was made. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p. 116-information on Bettie Sale and "Abundant Wild Oats.")
"Arrangement of Bamboo Leaves and New Shoots" (Book 1 Image 23)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Arrangement of Bamboo Leaves and New Shoots" - photogram. Photograms are created in a camera-less process using shadows that appear by placing objects between light-sensitive paper and a light source.
"Flashlight Drawing" (Book 2 Image 44)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Flashlight Drawing" - photogram of a female with elongated nose and neck, full lips. (Virna Haffer Collection)
"The Unknown" (Book 2 Image 55)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"The Unknown" - photogram. Probably created during the 1960s when Virna Haffer transitioned to camera-less photographic processes, particularly photograms. (Virna Haffer Collection)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Wheat" - Triticum (aestivum) - photogram of wheat with disc of light (sun) (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Male Beauty" (Chapter 3 Image 24)
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- 1929
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1929. "Male Beauty" - soft focus male nude (back view) printed in sepia tone (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Poetry of the ages in one little bay" (Chapter 9 Image 98)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Poetry of the ages in one little bay" - trees reflected in water (Virna Haffer Collection)
Untitled (Chapter 15 Image 180)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
Brightly lit head of man with deep dark-set eyes and black background. Area below the sharply etched cheekbones is in darkness. Forehead and nose area highlighted. (Virna Haffer Collection)
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- 1929
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1929. Digitized for use by Frye Museum/jg. This is entitled "Kwei Dun" and was a bromoil print which resembled a painting. This is believed to be a portrait of Chinese finger painter Kwei Dun who arrived in Seattle in 1924 to study art and architecture at the University of Washington. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 107)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Norman" - undated portrait of Norman Randall, with well lit face floating in black cowl. Norman Randall, Virna Haffer's third husband, was an engineer and artist. Haffer never remarried after his death in 1950. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p. 61- information on Mr. Randall)
"Kay with Silver Shawl" (Album 2 Image 53)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Kay with Silver Shawl" - undated portrait of person in shawl
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- 1960
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1960. This self portrait of photographer Virna Haffer was made circa 1960. Apparently she had greased her face with vasoline and then patted her face with paper. Her profile emerges from a black background with eyes seemingly shut tightly. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 40)
"Bird on Cherry branch" (Book 1 Image 35)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Bird on Cherry branch" - Photogram of bird lit from back by disc of light (sun) (Virna Haffer Collection)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Mask" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Ancestors" - photogram of skeletal remains (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Fox Glove or Digitalis" (Book 5 Image 165)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Fox Glove or Digitalis" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Nineteen Twenty Seven" (Chapter 3 Image 21)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Nineteen Twenty Seven" - female nude holding drape across front of her body. This is possibly a self-portrait of Virna Haffer. She wore her dark hair heavily banged and cut short during the late 1920s. (Virna Haffer Collection)
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- 1929
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1929. Digitized for use by Frye Museum/jg. This painting-like piece is listed as "Kwei Dun" according to the book "A Turbulent Lens." A black and white version can be seen at series VH, image KWEI. The circa 1929 portrait was made of Chinese finger painter Kwei Dun who had traveled to Seattle to study art and architecture at the University of Washington. (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 107)
"Hard Rock Randall" (Album 1 Image 30)
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- 1935
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1935. "'Hard Rock' Randall" - portrait of unsmiling, stubble-faced individual, circa 1935. This is believed to be Virna Haffer's third husband, Norman Randall. He would be extensively photographed by Haffer in the 1930s and '40s. This portrait of Randall would win first prize in a San Francisco competition sponsored by Camera Craft magazine in 1936. (A Turbulent Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p. 60-61)
"Newell Griffith and Shadow" (Album 2 Image 35)
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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Newell Griffith and Shadow" - undated portrait of man dressed in black, with well lit head floating in shadow.
"Gian Paola" (Album 2 Image 48)
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- 1929
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1929. "Gian Paola" - portrait of person with brightly lit face and clenched hand emerge from a sea of black. This circa 1929 photograph was exhibited at the 1928 Seattle Camera Club (SCC) show. According to the book, "A Turbulet Lens: The Photographic Art of Virna haffer," this unusual work had "intense and disturbing qualities" quite at odds with other exhibition entries that stressed beauty. (A Turbulet Lens:The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer, p. 92)