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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled by Peter Bodnar, Image 1.

    Peter Bodnar

    Untitled, 1983

    Lithograph on paper

    11.125 x 15 in (28.26 x 38.1 cm)

  2. Astyanax by Stanley William Hayter, Image 1.

    Stanley William Hayter

    Astyanax, 1979

    Engraving on paper

    15.75 x 11.5 in (40.01 x 29.21 cm)

  3. Contemporary Girl by Graham Ovenden, Image 1.

    Graham Ovenden

    Contemporary Girl, 1971

    Etching on paper

    25.25 x 20 in (64.14 x 50.8 cm)

  4. Spirits, Canto XXIX, from Inferno by Ron Kowalke, Image 1.

    Ron Kowalke

    Spirits, Canto XXIX, from Inferno, 1970

    Etching on paper

    22 x 29.5 in (55.88 x 74.93 cm)

  5. French Postcard Series by Peter Blake, Image 1.

    Peter Blake

    French Postcard Series, 1969

    Photo screenprint

  6. Eleanor, Touche, 1947 by Harry Callahan, Image 1.

    Harry Callahan

    Eleanor, Touche, 1947, 1947

    Gelatin silver print

    5 x 3.25 in (12.7 x 8.26 cm)

  7. Sitzender Mannlicher Akt by Käthe Kollwitz, Image 1.

    Käthe Kollwitz

    Sitzender Mannlicher Akt, 1891

    Etching on paper

  8. Imari Plate with Birds and Flowers by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Imari Plate with Birds and Flowers

    Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, iron red, and gilt decoration

    9 x 4.5 in (22.86 x 11.43 cm)

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About the artist

Frank Stella

American

1936-2024

Frank Stella was an American artist best known for his use of geometric patterns and shapes in creating both paintings and sculptures. Arguably one of the most influential living American artists, Stella’s works utilize the formal properties of shape, color, and composition to explore non-literary narratives, as seen in his work "Harrar II" (1967) from the Protractor series. “Abstraction didn't have to be limited to a kind of rectilinear geometry or even a simple curve geometry. It could have a geometry that had a narrative impact. In other words, you could tell a story with the shapes,” he explained. “It wouldn't be a literal story, but the shapes and the interaction of the shapes and colors would give you a narrative sense. You could have a sense of an abstract piece flowing along and being part of an action or activity.” Born on May 12, 1936 in Malden, MA, Stella went on to study history at Princeton University before moving to New York in 1958. Having moved to the city, Stella was immersed in the heyday Abstract Expressionism, but it was the work of Jasper Johns that inspired Stella’s Black Paintings of 1958-1960. These flatly painted, austere works, helped open up the doors to Minimalism. Through the following decades, Stella gained traction in the art world and in 1970 he became the youngest artist ever to be granted a solo exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art. He continues to work in New York, NY and commutes to his studio in Rock Tavern, New York. Today, Stella’s works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.