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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. 84-J by Greg Alexander, Image 1.

    Greg Alexander

    84-J, 1984

    Pencil on paper

    18.5 x 20.5 in (46.99 x 52.07 cm)

  2. Homage to Mary Lou (Piano Lesson) by Romare Bearden, Image 1.

    Romare Bearden

    Homage to Mary Lou (Piano Lesson), 1984

    Lithograph on paper

    29.5 x 20.5 in (74.93 x 52.07 cm)

  3. B Orange, from "Three Aquatints" portfolio by Robert Mangold, Image 2.

    Robert Mangold

    B Orange, from "Three Aquatints" portfolio, 1979

    Etching and aquatint on wove paper mounted to board

    43.625 x 40.75 in (110.81 x 103.51 cm)

  4. Henry Garden, from Purple Series by Frank Stella, Image 1.

    Frank Stella

    Henry Garden, from Purple Series, 1972

    Lithograph in colors on Zerkall Copperplate deluxe paper

    15 x 21 in (38.1 x 53.34 cm)

  5. Embossed Quarter Arc by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Embossed Quarter Arc, 1970

    Etching on paper

    22 x 15.375 in (55.88 x 39.05 cm)

  6. Fred Kappel by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Fred Kappel, 1966

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Piere Mendes-France by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Piere Mendes-France, 1957

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  8. Untitled, from RISD Portfolio by Gary Bogus, Image 1.

    Gary Bogus

    Untitled, from RISD Portfolio, 1974/75

    Gelatin silver print mounted to drawing board

    4.125 x 6 in (10.48 x 15.24 cm)

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About the artist

Will Petersen

American

1928-1994

American master painter, printer, and cartoonist. He was also a poet, an abstract expressionist, and a Beat Era painter born in Chicago, Illinois. He acted in Japanese B-movies and was the owner of Evanston's Plucked Chicken Press, which he started with his third wife. In 1952, he was drafted by the US Army and sent to Korea, then to Hokkaido, Japan. He learned the art of calligraphy under Master Tahaa and fell in love with ancient Noh plays, as he continued to perform in a troupe while teaching English at Japanese colleges and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. He then moved back to United States to teach drawing at Ohio State University with his family. After divorcing his Japanese wife, he married Cynthia Archer, a printmaking graduate from Wester Virginia University, where he taught as the head of the printmaking department. In his remaining years until his death in 1994, he solely focused on his own works.