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"Dedication" (Chapter 3 Image 25)
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ca. 1934. "Dedication" - multiple exposures of nude man walking right to left across frame. According to the book "A Turbulent Lens," Haffer posed her husband, Norman Randall, in her studio with neutral backdrop and backlighting. A Graflex revolving magazine holder was used to take multiple exposures on several films and those resulting images were then sandwiched together. "Dedication" was used as the front and back inside covers for "Abundant Wild Oats," a book combining the poetry of Elizabeth ("Bettie") Sale and Haffer's photography. The book was never published although a prototype was made. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 21, 126. 138, 117)
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"Tilley-O" (Chapter 15 Image 178)
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ca. 1928. "Tilley-O"- multiple exposures of a smiling woman in sepia toned and B & W. This circa 1928 photograph shows exposures of the same woman placed in a circular format with what may be a mound of thickish black hair in the center of the circle, thereby either hiding the woman's actual hair or was an enlargement of her hair. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 40-picture only)
Untitled (Chapter 15 Image 179)
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ca. 1935. Distorted head. This untitled work is of Newell Griffith, circa 1935. Mr. Griffith can also been seen in another of Haffer's pieces, series VH, image ALBUM 2-35. (Virna Haffer Collection)
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"Man in Derby" (Album 2 Image 34)
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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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ca. 1930. "Don of Taos Pueblo" - profile portrait, circa 1930.
"Model a La Chinese" (Album 2 Image 40)
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"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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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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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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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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"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.")
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"Flashlight Drawing" (Book 2 Image 44)
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"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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"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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"Wheat" - Triticum (aestivum) - photogram of wheat with disc of light (sun) (Virna Haffer Collection)
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"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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"Kay with Silver Shawl" - undated portrait of person in shawl
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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)
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"Bird on Cherry branch" (Book 1 Image 35)
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"Bird on Cherry branch" - Photogram of bird lit from back by disc of light (sun) (Virna Haffer Collection)
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"Mask" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
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"Ancestors" - photogram of skeletal remains (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Fox Glove or Digitalis" (Book 5 Image 165)
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"Fox Glove or Digitalis" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)
"Newell Griffith and Shadow" (Album 2 Image 35)
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"Newell Griffith and Shadow" - undated portrait of man dressed in black, with well lit head floating in shadow.