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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Atonement by Finn Schult, Image 1.

    Finn Schult

    Atonement, 2016

    HD Digital Video

  2. Archeological Find XIII by Edgar Buonagurio, Image 1.

    Edgar Buonagurio

    Archeological Find XIII, 1987

    Acrylic on wood

    25 x 25 x 2 in (63.5 x 63.5 x 5.08 cm)

  3. Fishers and Fools by Russ Warren, Image 1.

    Russ Warren

    Fishers and Fools, 1986

    Acrylic on canvas

    60 x 90 in (152.4 x 228.6 cm)

  4. Betty by Frank Huntington Stack, Image 1.

    Frank Huntington Stack

    Betty, 1981

    Lithograph on paper

    11.25 x 9.0625 in (28.58 x 23.02 cm)

  5. Ann by John Talleur, Image 1.

    John Talleur

    Ann, 1976

    Etching on paper

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  6. Boots by Lowell Nesbitt, Image 1.

    Lowell Nesbitt

    Boots, 1974

    Aquatint on paper

    29.75 x 42.0625 in (75.57 x 106.84 cm)

  7. Untitled, from London Series I by Robert Motherwell, Image 1.

    Robert Motherwell

    Untitled, from London Series I, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    41 x 28.875 in (104.14 x 73.34 cm)

  8. Princess Shiranui Fighting Two Bandits as she Prepares to Carry out a Ceremonial Curse, from Mirror of Warriors of Our Country (Honchô musha kagami, 本朝武者鏡) by Utagawa 歌川 Kuniyoshi 国芳, Image 1.

    Utagawa 歌川 Kuniyoshi 国芳

    Princess Shiranui Fighting Two Bandits as she Prepares to Carry out a Ceremonial Curse, from Mirror of Warriors of Our Country (Honchô musha kagami, 本朝武者鏡), 1855

    Woodblock on paper

    14.5 x 7.5 in (36.83 x 19.05 cm)

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About the artist

N. Jay Jaffee

American

1921-1999

N. Jay Jaffee was an American photographer from Kings, New York, known for his images of everyday life, city streets, political movements, portraits, and later, landscapes and seascapes. His documentary images reveal the beauty and mystery within mundane moments. Jaffee studied under Sid Grossman of the Photo League and was mentored by Edward Steichen, then curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. His photographs are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American Art, the New York Public Library, and the Bibliothèque Nationale.