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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. White on White by Eve Sussman, Image 1.

    Eve Sussman

    White on White, 2009

    Film still printed on silvered paper

    15 x 25 in (38.1 x 63.5 cm)

  2. Rocket Man, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Rocket Man, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Scottie on Star Track, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Scottie on Star Track, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Marauders I by Kenneth Kerslake, Image 1.

    Kenneth Kerslake

    Marauders I, 1977

    Photo etching on paper

    29.75 x 22.25 in (75.57 x 56.52 cm)

  5. Rose Hill Church, Vicksburg by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Rose Hill Church, Vicksburg, 1975

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  6. Camels by Julian Trevelyan, Image 1.

    Julian Trevelyan

    Camels, 1972

    Etching on paper

    30.5 x 23.25 in (77.47 x 59.06 cm)

  7. Untitled (Nude Man Seated, from Behind) by David Hockney, Image 1.

    David Hockney

    Untitled (Nude Man Seated, from Behind), 1967

    Pencil on wide-ribbed paper laid on board

    16.25 x 11.5 in (41.28 x 29.21 cm)

  8. Mickey Rooney by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Mickey Rooney, 1966

    Gelatin silver print

    13.5 x 10.75 in (34.29 x 27.31 cm)

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About the artist

Patrick Heron

British

1920-1999

Patrick Heron CBE was a painter, designer, and author who was instrumental to the development of abstract art. He employed the term “non-figurative” to describe his exploration of shapes in vibrant colors. Heron worked to make all areas of a composition into areas of equal importance, turning the English painting convention of narrative, figurative paintings on their head. Born in Yorkshire on January 30, 1920, he attended the Slade School of Art in London. A major retrospective exhibition of his work was held at Tate Britain in 1998, and Heron won the Grand Prize at the John Moores Prize Exhibition in Liverpool in 1959 and the silver medal at the São Paulo Art Biennial in 1965. His work is in a number of important collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, The National Portrait Gallery in London, and many others. He died in Cornwall, England on March 20, 1999, at the age of 79.