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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Moon on a String by Viviane Silvera, Image 1.

    Viviane Silvera

    Moon on a String, 2016

    DVD with audio

  2. Deadbrook After the Battle of Ezra's Church from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) by Kara Walker, Image 1.

    Kara Walker

    Deadbrook After the Battle of Ezra's Church from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005

    Offset lithograph and screenprint on Somerset paper

    27 x 34.5 in (68.58 x 87.63 cm)

  3. Moment of Truth, Nimes, France by Lucien Clergue, Image 1.

    Lucien Clergue

    Moment of Truth, Nimes, France, 1989

    Cibachrome print on paper

    9.75 x 29.75 in (24.77 x 75.57 cm)

  4. Pond and Garden by Don Mahy, Image 1.

    Don Mahy

    Pond and Garden, 1983

    Acrylic and stencils on canvas

    8.5 x 10 in (21.59 x 25.4 cm)

  5. Silver II by Jonathan Clemens, Image 1.

    Jonathan Clemens

    Silver II, 1977

    Woodcut on paper

    24.5 x 17.5 in (62.23 x 44.45 cm)

  6. Whose Gold Standard by William Weege, Image 1.

    William Weege

    Whose Gold Standard, 1976

    Screenprint on paper

    30.125 x 22.125 in (76.52 x 56.2 cm)

  7. Clover Valley M.B. Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi, June, 1975 by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Clover Valley M.B. Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi, June, 1975, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    16.125 x 24 in (40.96 x 60.96 cm)

  8. Skulls II by Paul Stewart, Image 1.

    Paul Stewart

    Skulls II, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    22.375 x 30 in (56.83 x 76.2 cm)

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About the artist

William R. Ferris

American

b. 1942

Ferris is an American author and scholar born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Ferris' work focused on southern African American folklore and culture. He earned his BA in English Literature from Davidson College in 1964, his MA in English Literature from Northwestern University in 1965, and a PhD in Folklore from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969. He was selected by President Bill Clinton to be the Chair of the National Endowment of the Humanities, a position which he held from 1997 to 2001. Ferris has written fiction, poetry, as well as book, record, and film reviews. He has recorded blues albums and produced 15 documentary films on southern folklore.