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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Bending Cypress by Ulysses Jackson, Image 1.

    Ulysses Jackson

    Bending Cypress, 2006

    Acrylic on canvas

    36 x 24.375 in (91.44 x 61.91 cm)

  2. Phil/Spitbite by Chuck Close, Image 1.

    Chuck Close

    Phil/Spitbite, 1995

    Spit bite aquatint on paper

    28 x 20 x 1.75 in (71.12 x 50.8 x 4.45 cm)

  3. National Guard Trainer by Roger Manley, Image 1.

    Roger Manley

    National Guard Trainer, 1984

    Gelatin silver print

    9.75 x 9.75 in (24.77 x 24.77 cm)

  4. Mike by Harvey Breverman, Image 1.

    Harvey Breverman

    Mike, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    22.25 x 15.125 in (56.52 x 38.42 cm)

  5. Prayer II by Jonathan Clemens, Image 1.

    Jonathan Clemens

    Prayer II, 1977

    Woodcut on paper

    13 x 12.5 in (33.02 x 31.75 cm)

  6. Virginia Mayo by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Virginia Mayo, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 10.75 in (34.93 x 27.31 cm)

  7. Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - The Winter's Tale by John Boydell, Image 1.

    John Boydell

    Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - The Winter's Tale, 1803

    Engraving on paper

    17.25 x 23.25 in (43.82 x 59.06 cm)

  8. Comb (Dan People, Ivory Coast) by Unknown, Image 2.

    Unknown

    Comb (Dan People, Ivory Coast)

    Wood

    10.5 x 2.125 x 1 in (26.67 x 5.4 x 2.54 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.