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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Make Your Own Passport Workshop by Tintin Wulia, Image 1.

    Tintin Wulia

    Make Your Own Passport Workshop, 2014

    Installation and workshop performance

  2. Jon Gould by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Jon Gould, 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

  3. Parade by Richard Aberle Florsheim, Image 1.

    Richard Aberle Florsheim

    Parade, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    12 x 20.0625 in (30.48 x 50.96 cm)

  4. Borchelt Lettuce by Laura Grosch, Image 1.

    Laura Grosch

    Borchelt Lettuce, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    22.125 x 29.875 in (56.2 x 75.88 cm)

  5. Le Pianiste by Roberto Matta, Image 1.

    Roberto Matta

    Le Pianiste, 1956

    Lithograph on paper

    23.75 x 16.75 in (60.33 x 42.55 cm)

  6. Jan Peerce by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jan Peerce, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.87 x 11 in (35.23 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Chinese Female Figure by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Chinese Female Figure, 20th C.

    Porcelain

    13 x 4.25 x 3.25 in (33.02 x 10.8 x 8.26 cm)

  8. The Giant Hamerhead Shark, 20005/20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Giant Hamerhead Shark, 20005/20006

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 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.