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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Hancock by Ryan O'Malley, Image 1.

    Ryan O'Malley

    Hancock, 2008

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 22.125 in (76.2 x 56.2 cm)

  2. Untitled (Doorway) by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Untitled (Doorway), 1986

    Chromogenic print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  3. Robert Amberg

    Doug Wallin Sowing Tobacco Bed, Sodom Laurel, North Carolina, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    8.5 x 12.75 in (21.59 x 32.39 cm)

  4. Utah, 1964, from Garry Winogrand portfolio by Garry Winogrand, Image 1.

    Garry Winogrand

    Utah, 1964, from Garry Winogrand portfolio, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  5. Portrait of a Girl by Daniel Brustlein, Image 1.

    Daniel Brustlein

    Portrait of a Girl, c. 1963

    Lithograph on paper

    22.875 x 28.125 in (58.1 x 71.44 cm)

  6. Heavy Burden, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio by André Kertész, Image 1.

    André Kertész

    Heavy Burden, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio, 1916

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 9.875 in (20.32 x 25.08 cm)

  7. Smiling Crowd by Reginald Marsh, Image 1.

    Reginald Marsh

    Smiling Crowd, no date

    Ink on paper

  8. Chavinoid Paracas Textile Fragment (The Staff God, Jaguar's Head), Carhua, Peru by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Chavinoid Paracas Textile Fragment (The Staff God, Jaguar's Head), Carhua, Peru, ca. 1000-600 BCE

    Cotton textile

    20 x 17.75 in (50.8 x 45.09 cm)

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About the artist

Douglas Houchens

American

1916-2008

Douglas Houchens received his BFA from Richmond Professional Institute and his MFA from Ohio State University. He characterized his paintings as "an expression of life itself" with a personal resolve was to return to the nature and the human spirit through his art. In 1953, he came to Davidson College to establish a Department of Art. He taught at Davidson until his retirement in 1978. One of his students was professor of art and alum, Herb Jackson. A painter and sculptor as well as a teacher, his work has been exhibited in numerous shows and galleries.