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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Marilyn Bridges

    Geometrics, OK, from the Heightened Perspectives series, 1987

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  2. Jerry Hall by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Jerry Hall, 1984

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  3. Julien Binford, Powhatan County, Va. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Julien Binford, Powhatan County, Va., 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    13.5 x 9 in (34.29 x 22.86 cm)

  4. J.L. Garrison, Rossville, Tennessee, summer 1976 by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    J.L. Garrison, Rossville, Tennessee, summer 1976, 1976

    Chromogenic print

    16.125 x 24 in (40.96 x 60.96 cm)

  5. Arnold Toynbee by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Arnold Toynbee, 1955

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  6. Processing Apricots by Todd Webb, Image 1.

    Todd Webb

    Processing Apricots, 1951

    Gelatin silver print

    7.25 x 9.25 in (18.42 x 23.5 cm)

  7. Portrait of Bette Davis by Gorman Greg, Image 1.

    Gorman Greg

    Portrait of Bette Davis, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    18.75 x 14.875 in (47.63 x 37.78 cm)

  8. Heat Stroke by Roger Manley, Image 1.

    Roger Manley

    Heat Stroke

    Gelatin silver print

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About the artist

N. Jay Jaffee

American

1921–1999

N. Jay Jaffee was an American photographer from Kings, New York, known for his images of everyday life, city streets, political movements, portraits, and later, landscapes and seascapes. His documentary images reveal the beauty and mystery within mundane moments. Jaffee studied under Sid Grossman of the Photo League and was mentored by Edward Steichen, then curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. His photographs are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American Art, the New York Public Library, and the Bibliothèque Nationale.