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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Panoptican, Isla de Pinos / Isla de la Juventud by Stan Douglas, Image 1.

    Stan Douglas

    Panoptican, Isla de Pinos / Isla de la Juventud, 2005

    C-Print mounted on 1/4 inch honeycomb aluminum

    49.25 x 79.25 x 2.25 in (125.1 x 201.3 x 5.72 cm)

  2. Santa Clause, Saint Martin by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Santa Clause, Saint Martin, 1992

    Chromogenic print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  3. CL I by Juergen Strunck, Image 1.

    Juergen Strunck

    CL I, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    20.625 x 29.5 in (52.39 x 74.93 cm)

  4. A Dove Changing the Earth into a Rainbow by Stanley E. Lea, Image 1.

    Stanley E. Lea

    A Dove Changing the Earth into a Rainbow, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    23 x 33.25 in (58.42 x 84.46 cm)

  5. Untitled, from "Catalogue of Monuments" series by George Nama, Image 1.

    George Nama

    Untitled, from "Catalogue of Monuments" series, 1973

    Linocut on rice paper

    8.5 x 5.4375 in (21.59 x 13.81 cm)

  6. North By East by John Muench, Image 2.

    John Muench

    North By East, 1966

    Lithograph on paper

    23 x 31.5 in (58.42 x 80.01 cm)

  7. Mary Martin by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Mary Martin, 1945

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 7.875 in (25.4 x 20.0 cm)

  8. Le sens des Gargouillemens by Jean-Francois Bernard, Image 1.

    Jean-Francois Bernard

    Le sens des Gargouillemens, c. 1832

    Hand-colored lithograph on paper

    7 x 10.5 in (17.78 x 26.67 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.