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Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Ancestors" - photogram of skeletal remains (Virna Haffer Collection)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Ancestors" - photogram of skeletal remains (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Fox Glove or Digitalis" (Book 5 Image 165)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Fox Glove or Digitalis" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Nineteen Twenty Seven" (Chapter 3 Image 21)
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)
"Hard Rock Randall" (Album 1 Image 30)
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)
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)
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)
"Bowl of Fruit" (Book 1 Image 34)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Bowl of Fruit" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Moss" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Bone Man" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
"The Corny 1920's" (Chapter 3 Image 20)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"The Corny 1920's" - crouching female nude with shadow of man with whip (Virna Haffer Collection)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
Portrait of fortune-teller. The dark haired woman has a weary smile on her face. She is holding a lit cigarette in one hand. Part of a deck of cards is scattered on the table before her. The photograph's background is dark and muted and the picture itself may be purposefully out of focus. (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Franz Brasz, Artist" (Album 1 Image 21)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1937. "Franz Brasz, Artist" - circa 1937 portrait of artist with drawing as background
"Dude Cowboy, Pecos, New Mexico" (Album 1 Image 31)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Dude Cowboy, Pecos, New Mexico" - lower half of squatting cowboy - undated portrait. Man has studded boots, colorful long sleeved shirt and is holding a cigarette in one hand.
"Self Portrait" (Album 2 Image 55)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
ca. 1929. "Self Portrait" - photograph of Virna Haffer reflected on curved surface, circa 1929.
"'World Peace' (in political sense) a Rush" (Book 1 Image 37)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"'World Peace' (in political sense) a Rush" - photogram. Undated work with Japanese characters in bold print. (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Alley Doll and Chestnuts" (Book 1 Image 38)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Alley Doll and Chestnuts" - photogram. Figure appears to be a female nude in motion with head obscured by "chestnut." (Virna Haffer Collection)
"After Picasso" (Book 2 Image 61)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"After Picasso" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Bird Dance" (Book 3 Image 100)
Part of Virna Haffer Collection
"Bird Dance" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)