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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. George Kosinski

    Jerusalem of Gold, 2011

    Watercolor on paper

  2. Evolution 1: Primeval Ooze; Beginning of All Life by Fritz Janschka, Image 3.

    Fritz Janschka

    Evolution 1: Primeval Ooze; Beginning of All Life, 2005

    Watercolor on paper

    8.25 x 9.375 in (20.96 x 23.81 cm)

  3. A Composition with Figures and a Cart by Heri Dono, Image 1.

    Heri Dono

    A Composition with Figures and a Cart, 2005

    Mixed media and collage on cardboard

    16 x 16 in (40.64 x 40.64 cm)

  4. Laurie Simmons

    Tourism: Chartres, 1985

    C-print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  5. Nude Model (Male) by Andy Warhol, Image 2.

    Andy Warhol

    Nude Model (Male), 1977

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  6. Wild Strawflowers by Maureen Banker, Image 1.

    Maureen Banker

    Wild Strawflowers, 1977

    Hand-colored etching on paper

    19.875 x 23.875 in (50.48 x 60.64 cm)

  7. Untitled by Irina Ionesco, Image 1.

    Irina Ionesco

    Untitled, c. 1975

    Gelatin silver print

    11.75 x 8.25 in (29.85 x 20.96 cm)

  8. January 1973: 4 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 4, 1973

    Screenprint on paper mounted to board

    19.75 x 23.125 in (50.17 x 58.74 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.