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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Roots of War in Popular Song (forest of no return) by David Byrne, Image 1.

    David Byrne

    Roots of War in Popular Song (forest of no return), 2010

    Archival pigment print

    11 x 13.75 in (27.94 x 34.93 cm)

  2. Knife by Erin Shirreff, Image 1.

    Erin Shirreff

    Knife, 2008

    Black and white archival pigment print

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  3. Kokoro by Zatorski + Zatorski, Image 1.

    Zatorski + Zatorski

    Kokoro, 2005

    Single-channel digital film with stero sound

  4. Linear Way by John Maeda, Image 2.

    John Maeda

    Linear Way, 2005

    DVD

  5. Untitled #72 by Hellen van Meene, Image 1.

    Hellen van Meene

    Untitled #72, 1999

    Chromogenic print

    15.375 x 15.375 in (39.05 x 39.05 cm)

  6. Scent of the Centaur by Will Petersen, Image 1.

    Will Petersen

    Scent of the Centaur, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    14.6875 x 22.875 in (37.31 x 58.1 cm)

  7. Paradise Suite - Turquoise by Robyn Denny, Image 1.

    Robyn Denny

    Paradise Suite - Turquoise, 1969

    Screenprint on paper

    33.125 x 25.8125 in (84.14 x 65.56 cm)

  8. Untitled (Old Man with Cane) by George Luks, Image 1.

    George Luks

    Untitled (Old Man with Cane), 1893

    Watercolor on paper

    8.5 x 6.5 in (21.59 x 16.51 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.