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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Hoop Dreams by David Huffman, Image 2.

    David Huffman

    Hoop Dreams, 2007

    Color softground and spitbite aquatint etching on Somerset white paper

    21 x 23 in (53.34 x 58.42 cm)

  2. Sun #28 by Joel Whitaker, Image 1.

    Joel Whitaker

    Sun #28, 1998

    Wax on photograph

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  3. John McIver

    Sequence 43, 1996

    Watercolor on paper

  4. Chalice by Adja Yunkers, Image 1.

    Adja Yunkers

    Chalice, 1981

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

  5. Shrimp Fleet V by Carl Schwartz, Image 1.

    Carl Schwartz

    Shrimp Fleet V, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.25 in (38.1 x 56.52 cm)

  6. Night by Robert Malone, Image 1.

    Robert Malone

    Night, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.5 in (38.1 x 57.15 cm)

  7. Peter MacGill

    Untitled, 1976-1977

    Gelatin silver print

    6 x 6 in (15.24 x 15.24 cm)

  8. Toledo at Nightfall by Burt Silverman, Image 1.

    Burt Silverman

    Toledo at Nightfall, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    20.6875 x 27.3125 in (52.55 x 69.37 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.