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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Night Movie by Julie Blackmon, Image 1.

    Julie Blackmon

    Night Movie, 2011

    Archival pigment print

    19 x 16 in (48.26 x 40.64 cm)

  2. Heart Attack by Pamela DeLaura, Image 1.

    Pamela DeLaura

    Heart Attack, 1987

    Lithograph on paper

    29.875 x 22.375 in (75.88 x 56.83 cm)

  3. Unidentified Man by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Unidentified Man, 1985

    Black and white print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  4. January 1973: 8 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 8, 1973

    Screenprint on paper

    27.5 x 36.125 in (69.85 x 91.76 cm)

  5. Two Horizons by John Icher, Image 1.

    John Icher

    Two Horizons, 1972

    Etching on paper mounted to board

    18.25 x 30 in (46.36 x 76.2 cm)

  6. Zoo Family by Donald Cortese, Image 1.

    Donald Cortese

    Zoo Family, 1970

    Etching on paper

    18 x 14.875 in (45.72 x 37.78 cm)

  7. Animals Running Through Fire by Nicholas Monro, Image 1.

    Nicholas Monro

    Animals Running Through Fire, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    26.25 x 34.125 in (66.68 x 86.68 cm)

  8. Max Ernst

    Les Chiens Ont Soif, 1964

    Colored etching on Velin d'Arches pur chiffon paper

    17.125 x 12.1875 in (43.5 x 30.96 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.