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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Clark Kent, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Clark Kent, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.875 in (27.94 x 22.54 cm)

  2. Portrait (M. Turk) by Thomas Ruff, Image 1.

    Thomas Ruff

    Portrait (M. Turk), 1989

    Dye coupler

    83 x 65 in (210.82 x 165.1 cm)

  3. Stilllife by Adrian Van Suchtelen, Image 1.

    Adrian Van Suchtelen

    Stilllife, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.375 in (38.1 x 56.83 cm)

  4. Evening by Robert Malone, Image 1.

    Robert Malone

    Evening, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.5 in (38.1 x 57.15 cm)

  5. In Praise of Historical Determinism II by Richard Tuttle, Image 1.

    Richard Tuttle

    In Praise of Historical Determinism II, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    21.75 x 17.25 in (55.25 x 43.82 cm)

  6. 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)

  7. Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI by William Hogarth, Image 1.

    William Hogarth

    Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI, 1797

    Engraving on paper

    14.5 x 17.25 in (36.83 x 43.82 cm)

  8. Untitled by Simmons Jones, Image 1.

    Simmons Jones

    Untitled

    Gelatin silver print

    9.875 x 8 in (25.08 x 20.32 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.