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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. April's August by Peter Winslow Milton, Image 1.

    Peter Winslow Milton

    April's August, 1975

    Etching on paper

    31.5 x 19.25 in (80.01 x 48.9 cm)

  2. Frank P. Herrera

    Beverly Bounderant, River Rock, Virginia, 1972

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 6.375 in (20.32 x 16.19 cm)

  3. Indian View D by Howard Hodgkin, Image 1.

    Howard Hodgkin

    Indian View D, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    22.75 x 30.25 in (57.79 x 76.84 cm)

  4. Strength Found Gently in Water by Shirley Borella, Image 10.

    Shirley Borella

    Strength Found Gently in Water, 1969

    Etching on paper

    7.375 x 6.75 x 0.25 in (18.73 x 17.15 x 0.64 cm)

  5. Young Girl, Penn Station, N.Y.C. by Louis Stettner, Image 1.

    Louis Stettner

    Young Girl, Penn Station, N.Y.C., 1953

    Gelatin silver print

    26.5 x 20.125 in (67.31 x 51.12 cm)

  6. The Delphic Sibyl by Giorgio Ghisi, Image 1.

    Giorgio Ghisi

    The Delphic Sibyl, c. 1570

    Engraving on paper

    21.5 x 16.75 in (54.61 x 42.55 cm)

  7. Joe Strummer and Unidentified Woman by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Joe Strummer and Unidentified Woman

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  8. General Dynamic F.U.N. Similar remarks apply to Uranium 235 by Eduardo Paolozzi, Image 1.

    Eduardo Paolozzi

    General Dynamic F.U.N. Similar remarks apply to Uranium 235, 1965/70

    Photolithograph

    15 x 10 in (38.1 x 25.4 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.