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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled (D) by Joel Shapiro, Image 1.

    Joel Shapiro

    Untitled (D), 2003

    Woodcut printed on Gampi paper, mounted onto Hanga Dosa paper

    26.5 x 18.75 in (67.31 x 47.63 cm)

  2. Assumption of the Virgin by Rick Horton, Image 1.

    Rick Horton

    Assumption of the Virgin, 1985

    Wood, paper, seeds, and hair

    13.75 x 9.75 in (34.93 x 24.77 cm)

  3. Disturbed Sleep by Frank Huntington Stack, Image 1.

    Frank Huntington Stack

    Disturbed Sleep, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    19.25 x 13.0625 in (48.9 x 33.18 cm)

  4. Charles Ireland by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Charles Ireland, 1978

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  5. I Pass, like Night, from Land to Land from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Patrick Procktor, Image 1.

    Patrick Procktor

    I Pass, like Night, from Land to Land from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1976

    Etching on paper

    25.5 x 19.5 in (64.77 x 49.53 cm)

  6. Lucindy McGriggs, Mary Gordon, John Henry Wright, Diane Wright Smith, Beatrice Wright McGowan, ... Rose Hill Church, Fisher Ferry Road, Warren County by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Lucindy McGriggs, Mary Gordon, John Henry Wright, Diane Wright Smith, Beatrice Wright McGowan, ... Rose Hill Church, Fisher Ferry Road, Warren County, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    16.25 x 24 in (41.28 x 60.96 cm)

  7. Seated Man by John Edward Heliker, Image 1.

    John Edward Heliker

    Seated Man, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    10 x 13.125 in (25.4 x 33.34 cm)

  8. Ibiza by Todd Webb, Image 1.

    Todd Webb

    Ibiza, 1951

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 7 in (27.94 x 17.78 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.