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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Nude On A Couch by Robert Weaver, Image 1.

    Robert Weaver

    Nude On A Couch, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    15.25 x 22.5 in (38.74 x 57.15 cm)

  2. Fall Branding at the Ninety-Six Ranch, Paradise Valley, Nevada by Carl Fleischhauer, Image 1.

    Carl Fleischhauer

    Fall Branding at the Ninety-Six Ranch, Paradise Valley, Nevada, 1979

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 12 in (20.32 x 30.48 cm)

  3. Morning Birds by Richard Aberle Florsheim, Image 1.

    Richard Aberle Florsheim

    Morning Birds, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    14 x 18 in (35.56 x 45.72 cm)

  4. States of Mind II by Keith Achepohl, Image 1.

    Keith Achepohl

    States of Mind II, 1975

    Lithograph on paper

    22 x 18 in (55.88 x 45.72 cm)

  5. The Swing, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio by André Kertész, Image 1.

    André Kertész

    The Swing, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio, 1917

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 9.875 in (20.32 x 25.08 cm)

  6. Arthur Segal

    Untitled, No date

    Woodcut on paper

    11.25 x 15.375 in (28.58 x 39.05 cm)

  7. Plate 10 (from Graceland) by William Eggleston, Image 2.

    William Eggleston

    Plate 10 (from Graceland), 1983-1984

    Dye transfer print

    14 x 22 in (35.56 x 55.88 cm)

  8. General Dynamic F.U.N. Becoming is Meaning like Nothing is Going by Eduardo Paolozzi, Image 1.

    Eduardo Paolozzi

    General Dynamic F.U.N. Becoming is Meaning like Nothing is Going, 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.