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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Afloat 2 by Sanaa Gateja, Image 1.

    Sanaa Gateja

    Afloat 2, 2022

    Paperbeads on barkcloth

    47 x 47 x 47 in (119.38 x 119.38 x 119.38 cm)

  2. Ranunculus by Joyce Tenneson, Image 1.

    Joyce Tenneson

    Ranunculus, 2020

    Archival pigment print

    22 x 17 in (55.88 x 43.18 cm)

  3. Untitled #140 by Hellen van Meene, Image 1.

    Hellen van Meene

    Untitled #140, 2001

    Chromogenic print

    15.375 x 15.375 in (39.05 x 39.05 cm)

  4. Prometheus by John W. Kelley, Image 1.

    John W. Kelley

    Prometheus, 1990

    Graphite, sanguine chalk, white and black chalk on taupe paper

    24 x 16 in (60.96 x 40.64 cm)

  5. Untitled by Donald Richard Sexauer, Image 1.

    Donald Richard Sexauer

    Untitled, 1981

    Etching on paper

    8.5 x 5.375 in (21.59 x 13.65 cm)

  6. Nothing To Do by Karel Appel, Image 1.

    Karel Appel

    Nothing To Do, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

  7. Jug by Patrick Caulfield, Image 1.

    Patrick Caulfield

    Jug, 1974

    Screenprint on paper

    36.5 x 30.5 in (92.71 x 77.47 cm)

  8. La Dame Indignée, from the portfolio Robert Doisneau by Robert Doisneau, Image 1.

    Robert Doisneau

    La Dame Indignée, from the portfolio Robert Doisneau, 1948, printed 1979

    Gelatin silver print

    9.5 x 11.75 in (24.13 x 29.85 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.