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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled by Kristina Rogers, Image 1.

    Kristina Rogers

    Untitled, 1991

    Gelatin silver print mounted to board

    19.375 x 19.625 in (49.21 x 49.85 cm)

  2. Lucien Clergue

    Mediterranean Nude, Camargue, France, 1985

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 29.25 in (25.4 x 74.3 cm)

  3. Untitled by Alexander Liberman, Image 1.

    Alexander Liberman

    Untitled, 1975

    Polished aluminum

    10.75 x 10.5 x 9 in (27.31 x 26.67 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Cape Cod Beach Scene by Harry Callahan, Image 1.

    Harry Callahan

    Cape Cod Beach Scene, c. 1975

    Gelatin silver print

    8.75 x 11.5 in (22.23 x 29.21 cm)

  5. Viveca Lindfors by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Viveca Lindfors, 1948

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Donna con Corsetto Nero by Aldo Salvadori, Image 1.

    Aldo Salvadori

    Donna con Corsetto Nero, no date

    Screenprint on paper

    22.5 x 25.75 in (57.15 x 65.41 cm)

  7. Comb, Luena People, Congo by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Comb, Luena People, Congo, 20th century

    Wood

    7.75 x 3.25 x 1 in (19.69 x 8.26 x 2.54 cm)

  8. Cocktail Onions by Ray Kleinlein, Image 1.

    Ray Kleinlein

    Cocktail Onions, No date

    Oil on canvas

    17.75 x 20 in (45.09 x 50.8 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.