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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Pants (Pantalones), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    Pants (Pantalones), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging, 2009

    Color inkjet print on cotton rag paper

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  2. A mass grave by Peter Turnley, Image 1.

    Peter Turnley

    A mass grave, 1994

    Archival pigment print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  3. English Tea Cup by Richard Black, Image 1.

    Richard Black

    English Tea Cup, 1983

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 17.75 in (38.1 x 45.09 cm)

  4. Tseruf by Harvey Breverman, Image 1.

    Harvey Breverman

    Tseruf, 1970

    Lithograph on paper

    24 x 17.75 x 1.5 in (60.96 x 45.09 x 3.81 cm)

  5. Light of the World, A by Robyn Denny, Image 1.

    Robyn Denny

    Light of the World, A, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    28.375 x 31.25 in (72.07 x 79.38 cm)

  6. Bullet through Candle Flame by Harold Edgerton, Image 2.

    Harold Edgerton

    Bullet through Candle Flame, 1973, unknown print date

    Dye transfer print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  7. Yevgenia Zapolnova-Ageyeva 587th/125th by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Yevgenia Zapolnova-Ageyeva 587th/125th

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  8. W. Eugene Smith

    Untitled, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 13.875 in (27.94 x 35.24 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.