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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Brie-Yun and Nico, from Spaces of Comfort by Endia Beal, Image 1.

    Endia Beal

    Brie-Yun and Nico, from Spaces of Comfort, 2023

    Archival pigment print

    60 x 80 in (152.4 x 203.2 cm)

  2. Skylight, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    Skylight, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium, 1996

    Pigment print

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. The Funeral of Indira Gandhi, New Delhi by Peter Turnley, Image 1.

    Peter Turnley

    The Funeral of Indira Gandhi, New Delhi, 1984

    Archival pigment print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  4. Trophies by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Trophies, 1978

    Offset print

    19.8125 x 13.875 in (50.32 x 35.24 cm)

  5. Cosmic Consciousness by Nicholas Monro, Image 1.

    Nicholas Monro

    Cosmic Consciousness, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    27.5 x 40 in (69.85 x 101.6 cm)

  6. Quartered Arc by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Quartered Arc, 1970

    Etching on paper

    23 x 15.875 in (58.42 x 40.32 cm)

  7. 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)

  8. General Dynamic F.U.N. Animals as Aliens by Eduardo Paolozzi, Image 1.

    Eduardo Paolozzi

    General Dynamic F.U.N. Animals as Aliens, 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.