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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Myself as a Pilot by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Myself as a Pilot, 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 16.75 in (35.56 x 42.55 cm)

  2. New York 242 by Aaron Siskind, Image 2.

    Aaron Siskind

    New York 242, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  3. History of Printmaking: Lasansky Reaches Iowa City by Warrington W. Colescott, Image 1.

    Warrington W. Colescott

    History of Printmaking: Lasansky Reaches Iowa City, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    20 x 26 in (50.8 x 66.04 cm)

  4. Untitled (Plate 2) by Jean Dewasne, Image 1.

    Jean Dewasne

    Untitled (Plate 2), 1972

    Serigraph on aluminum

    24.75 x 43.5 in (62.87 x 110.49 cm)

  5. Gertrude Berg by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Gertrude Berg, 1951

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

  6. Man in Frame, Queens, NYC by N. Jay Jaffee, Image 1.

    N. Jay Jaffee

    Man in Frame, Queens, NYC, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  7. Jan Peerce by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jan Peerce, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.87 x 11 in (35.23 x 27.94 cm)

  8. A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1 by William Hogarth, Image 1.

    William Hogarth

    A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1, 1732

    Engraving on paper

    12 x 14.75 in (30.48 x 37.47 cm)

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About the artist

Bruce Nauman

American

b. 1941

American multimedia artist. Utilizes wide range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Combines different media and different processes into his practice. Art as activity rather than product is main source of inspiration. Works reflect interest in language, often manifested through visual puns such as the photograph “Bound to Fail” where the artist’s arms are tied behind his back. Language as an inherently flawed communication device, and the artist’s role as communicator and manipulator of visual symbols inspired many of his works.