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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Counter Offer by Carey Young, Image 5.

    Carey Young

    Counter Offer, 2008

    Archival inkjet print

    11.625 x 8.125 in (29.53 x 20.64 cm)

  2. Chalice by Adja Yunkers, Image 1.

    Adja Yunkers

    Chalice, 1981

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

  3. Brown Trout by Neil G. Welliver, Image 1.

    Neil G. Welliver

    Brown Trout, 1976

    Hand-colored etching on paper

    19.5 x 29.25 in (49.53 x 74.3 cm)

  4. (left to right) "Little Son" Jefferson, James "Son Ford" Thomas, Gussie Tobe, and "Moon Shine" (seated), Leland by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    (left to right) "Little Son" Jefferson, James "Son Ford" Thomas, Gussie Tobe, and "Moon Shine" (seated), Leland, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  5. The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 2007-2020

    Chromogenic print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  6. Plate 6 (from Graceland) by William Eggleston, Image 2.

    William Eggleston

    Plate 6 (from Graceland), 1983-1984

    Dye transfer print

    22 x 14 in (55.88 x 35.56 cm)

  7. Carousel Band Organ by Douglas Houchens, Image 1.

    Douglas Houchens

    Carousel Band Organ

    Oil on canvas

    36 x 48 in (91.44 x 121.92 cm)

  8. Joseph Beuys by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Joseph Beuys, 1980-1983

    Screenprint and rayon on Lenox Museum Board

    40 x 32 in (101.6 x 81.28 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.