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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Memorial by Squeak Carnwath, Image 2.

    Squeak Carnwath

    Memorial, 2006

    Intaglio, lithography on Rives BFK white

    16.875 x 16.875 in (42.86 x 42.86 cm)

  2. Floating by Tom Stanley, Image 1.

    Tom Stanley

    Floating, 2004

    Acrylic on panel

    20 x 23.75 in (50.8 x 60.33 cm)

  3. Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series by William Eggleston, Image 1.

    William Eggleston

    Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series, c. 1978

    Chromogenic print

    13.875 x 16.875 in (35.24 x 42.86 cm)

  4. Pyramid VI by Doug Warner, Image 1.

    Doug Warner

    Pyramid VI, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    11.125 x 15.125 in (28.26 x 38.42 cm)

  5. Clover Valley M.B. Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi, June, 1975 by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Clover Valley M.B. Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi, June, 1975, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    16.125 x 24 in (40.96 x 60.96 cm)

  6. Ekstasis (Torso) by Barbara Morgan, Image 1.

    Barbara Morgan

    Ekstasis (Torso), 1935

    Gelatin silver print

    19.875 x 16 in (50.48 x 40.64 cm)

  7. Flemish Carved Figure of St. Catherine by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Flemish Carved Figure of St. Catherine, 16th century

    Wood

    23 x 7.5 x 4.5 in (58.42 x 19.05 x 11.43 cm)

  8. Steer Flag Girl by James Arliss Bumgardner, Image 1.

    James Arliss Bumgardner

    Steer Flag Girl, No date

    Etching on paper

    6.125 x 4.75 in (15.56 x 12.07 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.