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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Eating Mist II by Nancy Baker, Image 1.

    Nancy Baker

    Eating Mist II, 2016

    Pigment prints, glitter, Mylar and acrylic on hand and laser cut paper, museum board

    43 x 33 x 3 in (109.22 x 83.82 x 7.62 cm)

  2. FULLMOON@ARONDINE by Darren Almond, Image 1.

    Darren Almond

    FULLMOON@ARONDINE, 2001

    Chromogenic print on aluminum

    47.625 x 47.625 in (120.97 x 120.97 cm)

  3. Mary Lee and Belinda by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Mary Lee and Belinda, 1980

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Chinatown by Chryssa, Image 1.

    Chryssa

    Chinatown, 1978

    Screenprint on paper

    38.5 x 31.25 in (97.79 x 79.38 cm)

  5. The Last Splash by Gabriella Corter, Image 1.

    Gabriella Corter

    The Last Splash, 1967

    Acrylic on canvas

    17 x 14 x 1.75 in (43.18 x 35.56 x 4.45 cm)

  6. André Kertész

    Hazy Day, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio, 1920

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 9.875 in (20.32 x 25.08 cm)

  7. Miles Carpenter by Roger Manley, Image 1.

    Roger Manley

    Miles Carpenter

    Gelatin silver print

    9.75 x 9.75 in (24.77 x 24.77 cm)

  8. Untitled by Arthur Segal, Image 1.

    Arthur Segal

    Untitled, No date

    Woodcut on paper

    23 x 15.25 in (58.42 x 38.74 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.