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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. The Misty May You Fig It Out, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Misty May You Fig It Out, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.375 in (27.94 x 21.27 cm)

  2. Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series by William Eggleston, Image 1.

    William Eggleston

    Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series, c. 1978

    Chromogenic print

    13.875 x 16.875 in (35.24 x 42.86 cm)

  3. Rose by Laura Grosch, Image 1.

    Laura Grosch

    Rose, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    22.0625 x 29.9375 in (56.04 x 76.04 cm)

  4. Untitled (Plate 2) by Jean Dewasne, Image 1.

    Jean Dewasne

    Untitled (Plate 2), 1972

    Serigraph on aluminum

    24.75 x 43.5 in (62.87 x 110.49 cm)

  5. I Don't See How They Can Finish by Graham Ovenden, Image 1.

    Graham Ovenden

    I Don't See How They Can Finish, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    26 x 20 in (66.04 x 50.8 cm)

  6. Woman in Butterfly Chair by Sigmund Abeles, Image 1.

    Sigmund Abeles

    Woman in Butterfly Chair, 1969

    Engraving on paper

    18.375 x 16.25 in (46.67 x 41.28 cm)

  7. Cars by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Cars, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

  8. The Studio #3 by Nona Hershey, Image 1.

    Nona Hershey

    The Studio #3, no date

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    22.25 x 29.875 in (56.52 x 75.88 cm)

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About the artist

N. Jay Jaffee

American

1921-1999

N. Jay Jaffee was an American photographer from Kings, New York, known for his images of everyday life, city streets, political movements, portraits, and later, landscapes and seascapes. His documentary images reveal the beauty and mystery within mundane moments. Jaffee studied under Sid Grossman of the Photo League and was mentored by Edward Steichen, then curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. His photographs are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American Art, the New York Public Library, and the Bibliothèque Nationale.