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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled by Richard Howard Hunt, Image 1.

    Richard Howard Hunt

    Untitled, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    13 x 17.25 in (33.02 x 43.82 cm)

  2. Resting Cat by Karel Appel, Image 1.

    Karel Appel

    Resting Cat, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

  3. Carnival by John H. Hunter, Image 1.

    John H. Hunter

    Carnival, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    22.5 x 15 in (57.15 x 38.1 cm)

  4. January 1973: 15 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 15, 1973

    Screenprint on paper

    27.25 x 35.5 in (69.22 x 90.17 cm)

  5. Fred Kappel by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Fred Kappel, 1966

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Christ and Man in Blue Robes by McKendree Robbins Long, Image 1.

    McKendree Robbins Long

    Christ and Man in Blue Robes, c. 1963

    Oil on canvas

    29.5 x 23.5 in (74.93 x 59.69 cm)

  7. Dansense Miladora by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Dansense Miladora, 1945

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 13.75 in (27.94 x 34.93 cm)

  8. Untitled by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Untitled

    Gelatin silver print

    24 x 19.75 in (60.96 x 50.17 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.