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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Ancestors II by Amir H. Fallah, Image 1.

    Amir H. Fallah

    Ancestors II, 2015

    C-print, acrylic, and dried paint skins

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  2. Boat With Snake by Maggie Taylor, Image 1.

    Maggie Taylor

    Boat With Snake, 1993

    Chromogenic print

    17.5 x 14.25 in (44.45 x 36.2 cm)

  3. Robert Penn Warren, Fairfield, Conn. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Robert Penn Warren, Fairfield, Conn., 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    9 x 13.5 in (22.86 x 34.29 cm)

  4. Charles Ireland by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Charles Ireland, 1978

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  5. Reverend Isaac Thomas, Rose Hill Church by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Reverend Isaac Thomas, Rose Hill Church, 1975

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Brooklyn Bridge by Lowell Nesbitt, Image 1.

    Lowell Nesbitt

    Brooklyn Bridge, 1974

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    29.875 x 39 in (75.88 x 99.06 cm)

  7. Poor Brethren, Canto XXXII, from Inferno by Ron Kowalke, Image 1.

    Ron Kowalke

    Poor Brethren, Canto XXXII, from Inferno, 1970

    Etching on paper

    22 x 29.5 in (55.88 x 74.93 cm)

  8. Jennifer Jones by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jennifer Jones, 1952

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 cm)

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About the artist

N. Jay Jaffee

American

1921-1999

N. Jay Jaffee was an American photographer from Kings, New York, known for his images of everyday life, city streets, political movements, portraits, and later, landscapes and seascapes. His documentary images reveal the beauty and mystery within mundane moments. Jaffee studied under Sid Grossman of the Photo League and was mentored by Edward Steichen, then curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. His photographs are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American Art, the New York Public Library, and the Bibliothèque Nationale.