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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. You by Antony Gormley, Image 1.

    Antony Gormley

    You, 2006

    Cast iron

    76 x 19.125 x 14.5714 in (193.04 x 48.58 x 37.01 cm)

  2. Terrace Hill with Engraving of Sankt Gottard, Mainz by Amy Namowitz Worthen, Image 1.

    Amy Namowitz Worthen

    Terrace Hill with Engraving of Sankt Gottard, Mainz, 1982

    Engraving on paper

    14.5 x 12.75 in (36.83 x 32.39 cm)

  3. Karel Appel

    Smiling Cat, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

  4. Shafts by John Henry, Image 1.

    John Henry

    Shafts, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    23.125 x 16.25 in (58.74 x 41.28 cm)

  5. Canterbury Tales by Dame Elisabeth Frink, Image 1.

    Dame Elisabeth Frink

    Canterbury Tales, 1972

    Etching on paper

    31.4375 x 22.875 in (79.85 x 58.1 cm)

  6. Black and Grey by Adolph Gottlieb, Image 1.

    Adolph Gottlieb

    Black and Grey, 1967

    Screenprint on paper

    22.5 x 16.75 in (57.15 x 42.55 cm)

  7. Autumn Breakfast by Prentiss Taylor, Image 1.

    Prentiss Taylor

    Autumn Breakfast, 1944

    Lithograph on paper

    11.25 x 9.25 in (28.58 x 23.5 cm)

  8. Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - King Lear by John Boydell, Image 1.

    John Boydell

    Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - King Lear, 1803

    Engraving on paper

    17.25 x 23.5 in (43.82 x 59.69 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.