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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Sun #28 by Joel Whitaker, Image 1.

    Joel Whitaker

    Sun #28, 1998

    Wax on photograph

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  2. Heart Attack by Pamela DeLaura, Image 1.

    Pamela DeLaura

    Heart Attack, 1987

    Lithograph on paper

    29.875 x 22.375 in (75.88 x 56.83 cm)

  3. Grace Hokin by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Grace Hokin, 1986

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Lee Kizart, Tutwiler by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Lee Kizart, Tutwiler, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    13.25 x 9 in (33.66 x 22.86 cm)

  5. The Cry by Eila Hershon, Image 1.

    Eila Hershon

    The Cry, 1968

    Etching on paper

    17 x 13 in (43.18 x 33.02 cm)

  6. Two Friends at Home, NYC by Diane Arbus, Image 1.

    Diane Arbus

    Two Friends at Home, NYC, 1965

    Gelatin silver print

    14.25 x 14.375 in (36.2 x 36.51 cm)

  7. Bulova Peace by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Bulova Peace

    Ink on paper

  8. General Dynamic F.U.N. The Impossible Dream...It's all the same by Eduardo Paolozzi, Image 1.

    Eduardo Paolozzi

    General Dynamic F.U.N. The Impossible Dream...It's all the same, 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.