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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. We Are In This Together (multi) by Tavares Strachan, Image 2.

    Tavares Strachan

    We Are In This Together (multi), 2018

    Cobalt super blue, sky blue, traffic light green, green, clear gold neon, transformers

    16 x 73 x 0.375 in (40.64 x 185.42 x 0.95 cm)

  2. Sand Dust by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

    Herb Jackson

    Sand Dust, 1975

    Lithograph on paper

    13.25 x 17.25 in (33.66 x 43.82 cm)

  3. Clam Digger by Willem De Kooning, Image 1.

    Willem De Kooning

    Clam Digger, 1970

    Lithograph on paper

    40.5 x 28 in (102.87 x 71.12 cm)

  4. Eva Marie Saint by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Eva Marie Saint, 1954

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 10.875 in (35.56 x 27.62 cm)

  5. Portrait of Peggy and Richard Bowman by Walter Barker, Image 1.

    Walter Barker

    Portrait of Peggy and Richard Bowman, 1948

    Oil on linen

    58.25 x 38 in (147.96 x 96.52 cm)

  6. Portrait of Admiral Von Tirpitz by Lovis Corinth, Image 1.

    Lovis Corinth

    Portrait of Admiral Von Tirpitz, 1917

    Pencil on paper

    12.375 x 9.875 in (31.43 x 25.08 cm)

  7. Paul Strand

    Man, Tenancingo, Mexico, from "The Mexican Portfolio," Plate # 18, 1933, printed 1967

    Photogravure

    15.8125 x 12.375 in (40.16 x 31.43 cm)

  8. A Union Army General, 20005/20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Union Army General, 20005/20006

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

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About the artist

Earl Staley

American

b. 1938

Earl Staley (b. 1938) is an American painter from Oak Park, Illinois, whose vibrant, mythologically inspired work reflects early influences such as museum visits, Boy Scouts, and an interest in mapping and storytelling. After earning his BFA from Illinois Wesleyan University and MFA from the University of Arkansas, he built a long teaching career at institutions including Washington University, Rice University, and the University of St. Thomas. His artistic direction shifted in the 1970s after reading Joseph Campbell, leading him to frame personal narratives within mythic structures, later enriched by travels to Mexico and encounters with Day of the Dead traditions. Staley rose to national prominence in the 1980s through the Whitney Biennial, major retrospectives, and a celebrated commission designing sets for the Houston Grand Opera, and his work now appears in major museum collections across the United States.