Philippe Halsman's Jump Book

Philippe Halsman’s Jump Book Original edition copyright © by Philippe Halsman Additional material copyright © by Yvonne Halsman Compilation and new material copyright © 2015 by Philippe Halsman Archive Afterword © 2015 by Owen Edwards © Damiani 2015 www.philippehalsman.com

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ISBN 978-88-6208-420-8

GRACE KELLY The actress who became a princess.

JUDGE LEARNED HAND Born 1872, America’s most respected jurist.

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor The expressions of the

Duke and Duchess watching each other jump were so revealing and touching that the author included them in the picture.

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his unusual woman has been editor, playwright, congresswoman and ambassador.

When I asked her why she put her hands behind her head during the jump, Mrs. Luce replied, “How can one jump otherwise?�

But of the several hundred jumpers I have photographed, she was the only one to take this position.

CLARE BOOTHE LUCE

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THOMAS E. DEWEY

ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR.

MARGARET TRUMAN DANIEL

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PARTNERS

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RICHARD RODGERS

OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II M.LINCOLN SCHUSTER

RICHARD L. SIMON

ach of the four men on the left jumps in a way which is diametrically opposed to the jump of his partner. Their partnerships were lasting and astonishingly successful.

The two partners on the right, whose jumps are almost identical, broke up after a few years.

DEAN MARTIN JERRY LEWIS

ADLAI E. STEVENSON

RICHARD M. NIXON

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MRS. EDSEL FORD

Two Great Industrial Names The grace of these three prominent jumpers is the more remarkable since two of them are grandparents.

MRS. HENRY FORD II

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HARVEY S. FIRESTONE, JR.