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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Pom Pon Dahlias by Joyce Tenneson, Image 2.

    Joyce Tenneson

    Pom Pon Dahlias, 2020

    Archival pigment print

    22 x 17 in (55.88 x 43.18 cm)

  2. First Place by Carlos Rolon, Image 2.

    Carlos Rolon

    First Place, 2013

    Archival pigment inks

    28 x 28 in (71.12 x 71.12 cm)

  3. Carl Pope

    The Cosmology of Cosmetology, 1999

    Broadside

    22.5 x 14 in (57.15 x 35.56 cm)

  4. Dancer Sculptor by Will Petersen, Image 1.

    Will Petersen

    Dancer Sculptor, 1983

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.3125 in (38.1 x 56.67 cm)

  5. Tower of Babel-Kafka by Claire Van Vliet, Image 1.

    Claire Van Vliet

    Tower of Babel-Kafka, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 22 x 1.25 in (76.2 x 55.88 x 3.18 cm)

  6. Artichokes by Laura Grosch, Image 1.

    Laura Grosch

    Artichokes, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

  7. Orpheus, Stages of an Image by Varujan Boghosian, Image 1.

    Varujan Boghosian

    Orpheus, Stages of an Image, c. 1970

    Woodcut on paper

    30 x 22.25 in (76.2 x 56.52 cm)

  8. The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 2007-2020

    Chromogenic print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

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About the artist

Aaron Siskind

American

1903-1991

Aaron Siskind was an American photographer, born ing 1903, and known for his black-and-white images that transformed everyday subjects into abstract compositions. Born in New York City, Siskind began photographing in the early 1930s after receiving a camera as a gift and soon became involved with the New York Photo League. His early documentary work, including the Harlem Document project, later evolved into a more abstract approach focused on textures, surfaces, and architectural fragments. Influenced by modernist ideas and artists such as László Moholy-Nagy and Harry Callahan, Siskind’s photographs emphasize form, pattern, and the expressive qualities of ordinary materials. He died in 1991. His work is held in major museum collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.