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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. First Place by Carlos Rolon, Image 2.

    Carlos Rolon

    First Place, 2013

    Archival pigment inks

    28 x 28 in (71.12 x 71.12 cm)

  2. Carolina Herrera by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Carolina Herrera, 1987

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  3. Three Sausages by Patrick Caulfield, Image 1.

    Patrick Caulfield

    Three Sausages, 1978

    Screenprint on paper

    29.375 x 35.75 in (74.61 x 90.81 cm)

  4. Amanda Gordon, Diane Wright Smith, Shelby Wright, Sammy Wright, and Johnny Henry Wright, home of ... by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Amanda Gordon, Diane Wright Smith, Shelby Wright, Sammy Wright, and Johnny Henry Wright, home of ..., 1975

    Chromogenic print

    16.125 x 24 in (40.96 x 60.96 cm)

  5. Metal chairs on front porch, Mississippi Delta, 1975 by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Metal chairs on front porch, Mississippi Delta, 1975, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    16.125 x 24 in (40.96 x 60.96 cm)

  6. Sunny Parrot in Landscape by Karel Appel, Image 1.

    Karel Appel

    Sunny Parrot in Landscape, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

  7. Indian View B by Howard Hodgkin, Image 1.

    Howard Hodgkin

    Indian View B, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    22.875 x 30.625 in (58.1 x 77.79 cm)

  8. Jane Ball by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jane Ball, 1954

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 10.875 in (35.56 x 27.62 cm)

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About the artist

John Canaday

American

1907-1985

Canaday earned his BA in French and English literature from the University of Texas and his MA in painting and art history from Yale. Canaday went on to teach at Washburn University of Topeka, Newcomb College, Tulane University and several other schools. He served as a French Interpreter for the Bureau of Economic Welfare in 1943 and joined the United States Marine Corps the next year. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the air warning squadron in the Pacific. Afterwards, he began career as an art critic for the New York Times and remained in this position for 17 years. Canaday has published multiple books during including art history textbooks as well as crime novels. He has also written for the Smithsonian magazine, The New Republic and The New York Times.