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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. The Future is Unwritten x Robert Rauschenberg Foundation by Shepard Fairey, Image 2.

    Shepard Fairey

    The Future is Unwritten x Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, 2011

    Screenprint on paper

    24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)

  2. Time Yur Not My Friend, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Time Yur Not My Friend, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.25 in (27.94 x 20.96 cm)

  3. Todd M #300-28, from "The Broken Dolls" series by Carolyn DeMeritt, Image 1.

    Carolyn DeMeritt

    Todd M #300-28, from "The Broken Dolls" series, 1993

    Gelatin silver print

    20.25 x 19.375 in (51.44 x 49.21 cm)

  4. Untitled by Jerry N. Uelsmann, Image 1.

    Jerry N. Uelsmann

    Untitled, 1985

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 13.125 in (25.4 x 33.34 cm)

  5. William Eggleston, Waterford, Miss. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    William Eggleston, Waterford, Miss., 1984

    Gelatin silver print

    16.5 x 11.75 in (41.91 x 29.85 cm)

  6. Ed McGowin, New York, N.Y. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Ed McGowin, New York, N.Y., 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    9 x 13.5 in (22.86 x 34.29 cm)

  7. Untitled by Juan Genovés, Image 1.

    Juan Genovés

    Untitled, 1970

    Etching on paper

    19.8125 x 25.875 in (50.32 x 65.72 cm)

  8. Patrice Munsel by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Patrice Munsel, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 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.