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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. With These Hands by Hank Willis Thomas, Image 1.

    Hank Willis Thomas

    With These Hands, 2025

    Patina and polished bronze

    8.5 x 18 x 24 in (21.59 x 45.72 x 60.96 cm)

  2. Riverbank (Ribera), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    Riverbank (Ribera), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging, 2013

    Color inkjet print on cotton rag paper

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  3. Sherwin's Virtual Re-Mix 03 by Joelle Dietrick, Image 1.

    Joelle Dietrick

    Sherwin's Virtual Re-Mix 03, 2011

    Pigment inks on Hahnemuhle PhotoRag 308g

    19.75 x 27.5 in (50.17 x 69.85 cm)

  4. Frankie Muniz, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Frankie Muniz, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11.75 x 9 in (29.85 x 22.86 cm)

  5. Rodney Crowell's Masterpiece, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Rodney Crowell's Masterpiece, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  6. Namor Epyt Eisroh by Wayne Kimball, Image 1.

    Wayne Kimball

    Namor Epyt Eisroh, 1982

    Lithograph on paper

    11.0625 x 15 in (28.1 x 38.1 cm)

  7. Kerry Kennedy and Unidentified Woman by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Kerry Kennedy and Unidentified Woman, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  8. Untitled by Arthur Segal, Image 1.

    Arthur Segal

    Untitled, No date

    Woodcut on paper

    15.25 x 22.75 in (38.74 x 57.79 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.