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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. History of Printmaking: Ben Franklin at Versailles by Warrington W. Colescott, Image 1.

    Warrington W. Colescott

    History of Printmaking: Ben Franklin at Versailles, 1976

    Etching on paper

    19.75 x 26 in (50.17 x 66.04 cm)

  2. Triangles Within a Square VIII by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Triangles Within a Square VIII, 1971

    Etching on paper

    24.75 x 17.875 in (62.87 x 45.4 cm)

  3. The Lord Was Their Shepherd by Robert Ernst Marx, Image 1.

    Robert Ernst Marx

    The Lord Was Their Shepherd, 1970

    Etching with poem by Gwendolyn Brooks

    20 x 14.25 in (50.8 x 36.2 cm)

  4. Portrait of a Woman's Face by Arthur Polonsky, Image 1.

    Arthur Polonsky

    Portrait of a Woman's Face, 1970

    Etching on paper

    24.5 x 18.875 in (62.23 x 47.94 cm)

  5. Foot and Faces by Marisol Escobar, Image 1.

    Marisol Escobar

    Foot and Faces, 1961

    Lithograph on paper

    13 x 10 in (33.02 x 25.4 cm)

  6. Prodigal Son by Thomas Hart Benton, Image 2.

    Thomas Hart Benton

    Prodigal Son, 1939

    Lithograph on paper

    10.75 x 13.625 in (27.31 x 34.61 cm)

  7. Unknown by Utagawa 歌川 Kunisada 国貞, Image 1.

    Utagawa 歌川 Kunisada 国貞

    Unknown, 1820

    Woodblock on paper

    14.25 x 9.5 in (36.2 x 24.13 cm)

  8. Titus Manlius Having His Son Beheaded by Heinrich Aldegrever, Image 1.

    Heinrich Aldegrever

    Titus Manlius Having His Son Beheaded, 1553

    Engraving on paper

    20.5 x 16.75 in (52.07 x 42.55 cm)

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About the artist

William Scott

British

1913–1989

British painter. Known for his non-objective works that explore the space between abstraction and figuration due to his interest in themes of still-life, landscape and the female nude. Attended the Belfast School of Art before painting at the Royal Academy Schools. Exhibited at the Paris Salon d’Automne, 1938. Joined the army in July 1942 with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and then as a lithographic draughtsman with the Royal Engineers. Taught at the Bath Academy of Art as Senior Painting Master before painting full-time from 1956 onward. Represented Great Britain at the 1958 Venice Biennale and at the 1961 São Paulo Bienal where he won the Sanbra (International Critics) Purchase Prize, amongst others.