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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Border Wall near Brownsville (Muro fronterizo cerca de Brownsville), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    Border Wall near Brownsville (Muro fronterizo cerca de Brownsville), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging, 2010

    Color inkjet print on cotton rag paper

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  2. Sankt Gottard Mainz III by Amy Namowitz Worthen, Image 1.

    Amy Namowitz Worthen

    Sankt Gottard Mainz III, 1982

    Engraving on paper

    14.25 x 12.75 in (36.2 x 32.39 cm)

  3. Mary Lee and Belinda by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Mary Lee and Belinda, 1980

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Zig by William Haendel, Image 1.

    William Haendel

    Zig, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    23.25 x 18 in (59.06 x 45.72 cm)

  5. Logo Suite, B by Richard Smith, Image 1.

    Richard Smith

    Logo Suite, B, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    23.75 x 19.625 x 2 in (60.33 x 49.85 x 5.08 cm)

  6. Unknown (Pear) by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Unknown (Pear), 19th C.

    Silkscreen

  7. Unknown title by Corrie Parker McCallum, Image 1.

    Corrie Parker McCallum

    Unknown title, No date

    Pastel on paper mounted to board

    8.5 x 12 in (21.59 x 30.48 cm)

  8. General Dynamic F.U.N. Decency and Decorum in Production by Eduardo Paolozzi, Image 1.

    Eduardo Paolozzi

    General Dynamic F.U.N. Decency and Decorum in Production, 1965/70

    Photolithograph

    15 x 10 in (38.1 x 25.4 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.