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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Ancestors II by Amir H. Fallah, Image 1.

    Amir H. Fallah

    Ancestors II, 2015

    C-print, acrylic, and dried paint skins

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  2. Joel Shapiro

    Untitled (E), 2003

    Woodcut printed on on Gampi paper, mounted onto Hanga Dosa paper

  3. Paul Dockery and Horses, Anderson Branch/Madison County, North Carolina by Tim Barnwell, Image 1.

    Tim Barnwell

    Paul Dockery and Horses, Anderson Branch/Madison County, North Carolina, 1980

    Gelatin silver print

    11.375 x 10.5 in (28.89 x 26.67 cm)

  4. On the Way to Lakeside by George Raymond Kerciu, Image 1.

    George Raymond Kerciu

    On the Way to Lakeside, 1977

    Lithograph on paper mounted to board

    15.125 x 22.5 in (38.42 x 57.15 cm)

  5. Sand Dust by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

    Herb Jackson

    Sand Dust, 1975

    Lithograph on paper

    11 x 14.75 in (27.94 x 37.47 cm)

  6. Todd Webb

    Dominguin Praying Before Improvised Shrine, 1951

    Gelatin silver print

    9.25 x 6.75 in (23.5 x 17.15 cm)

  7. Imari Plate with Birds and Flowers by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Imari Plate with Birds and Flowers, First half of 18th Century

    Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, iron red, and gilt decoration

    9 x 4.5 in (22.86 x 11.43 cm)

  8. Unknown by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Print

    23.25 x 16.125 in (59.06 x 40.96 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.