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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. F. Phantasm Flux by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    F. Phantasm Flux, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30.25 in (57.15 x 76.84 cm)

  2. Marilyn Bridges

    Castillo from Perpendicular, Yucatan, from the Heightened Perspectives series, 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    15.75 x 19.75 in (40.01 x 50.17 cm)

  3. Trophies by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Trophies, 1978

    Offset print

    19.8125 x 13.875 in (50.32 x 35.24 cm)

  4. Untitled by Harold Boyd, Image 1.

    Harold Boyd

    Untitled, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    12.875 x 20 in (32.7 x 50.8 cm)

  5. Lakeside Studio Print Shop by David Seyler, Image 1.

    David Seyler

    Lakeside Studio Print Shop, 1973

    Lithograph on paper mounted to board

    17.625 x 23.5 in (44.77 x 59.69 cm)

  6. Traubel by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Traubel, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  7. New Story Magazine, cover illustration, Beach Scene, Two Men Fighting by N.C. Wyeth, Image 1.

    N.C. Wyeth

    New Story Magazine, cover illustration, Beach Scene, Two Men Fighting, 1913

    Oil on canvas

    32 x 24.5 in (81.28 x 62.23 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

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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.