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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. MISTAH KURTZ-HE IS NOT DEAD by Fiona Banner, Image 1.

    Fiona Banner

    MISTAH KURTZ-HE IS NOT DEAD, 2012

    Screenprint on paper

    39 x 27.5 in (99.06 x 69.85 cm)

  2. Matt Damon, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Matt Damon, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11 x 9 in (27.94 x 22.86 cm)

  3. Burgundy Canal, Bourgogne by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Burgundy Canal, Bourgogne, 1992

    Chromogenic print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  4. Marilyn Bridges

    Palenque, Chiapas, from the Heightened Perspectives series, 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 19.875 in (40.64 x 50.48 cm)

  5. Linoleum by Tom Phillips, Image 1.

    Tom Phillips

    Linoleum, 1976

    Screenprint on paper

    40 x 28.125 in (101.6 x 71.44 cm)

  6. Untitled by Beverly Pepper, Image 1.

    Beverly Pepper

    Untitled, 1968

    Collage on paper

    19.25 x 27.75 in (48.9 x 70.49 cm)

  7. Jimmy Durante by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jimmy Durante, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  8. Unknown title by Douglas Houchens, Image 2.

    Douglas Houchens

    Unknown title, No date

    Charcoal on paper

    19.75 x 16.25 in (50.17 x 41.28 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.