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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. The Dollar Spangled Banner by Steven D. Gagnon, Image 1.

    Steven D. Gagnon

    The Dollar Spangled Banner, 2001

    Serigraph collaged with one-dollar bills

    12 x 16 in (30.48 x 40.64 cm)

  2. Plots on Loan by Raymond Pettibon, Image 1.

    Raymond Pettibon

    Plots on Loan, 2000

    Lithograph on paper

    19 x 14 in (48.26 x 35.56 cm)

  3. Untitled #72 by Hellen van Meene, Image 1.

    Hellen van Meene

    Untitled #72, 1999

    Chromogenic print

    15.375 x 15.375 in (39.05 x 39.05 cm)

  4. Oostburg by William Weege, Image 1.

    William Weege

    Oostburg, 1979

    Handmade paper

    14.875 x 21.375 in (37.78 x 54.29 cm)

  5. Untitled I by Stephen Endres, Image 1.

    Stephen Endres

    Untitled I, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    22.25 x 29.875 in (56.52 x 75.88 cm)

  6. Double Weave by Marilyn Torre, Image 1.

    Marilyn Torre

    Double Weave, 1975

    Intaglio on paper

    35.5 x 23.25 in (90.17 x 59.06 cm)

  7. Still Life with Dark & Light by Joel Goldblatt, Image 1.

    Joel Goldblatt

    Still Life with Dark & Light, c. 1965

    Lithograph on paper

    13.625 x 10.0625 in (34.61 x 25.56 cm)

  8. Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique) by Barbara Morgan, Image 1.

    Barbara Morgan

    Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique), 1935

    Gelatin silver print

    19.75 x 15.75 in (50.17 x 40.01 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.