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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Riverbank with tire (Ribera con llanta), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    Riverbank with tire (Ribera con llanta), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging, 2011

    Color inkjet print on cotton rag paper

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  2. Feather Watch by Richard Black, Image 1.

    Richard Black

    Feather Watch, 1983

    Lithograph on paper

    15.125 x 9.75 in (38.42 x 24.77 cm)

  3. Cuba, Kansas by Jim Richardson, Image 1.

    Jim Richardson

    Cuba, Kansas, 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    11.875 x 8 in (30.16 x 20.32 cm)

  4. Circle by Michael Heizer, Image 1.

    Michael Heizer

    Circle, 1976

    Rosewood

    2.25 x 24.125 x 24.125 in (5.72 x 61.28 x 61.28 cm)

  5. Aix-en-Provence by Julian Trevelyan, Image 1.

    Julian Trevelyan

    Aix-en-Provence, 1973

    Etching on paper

    30.75 x 23.125 in (78.11 x 58.74 cm)

  6. Wallace "Pine Top" Johnson and Maudie Shirley, Clarksdale by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Wallace "Pine Top" Johnson and Maudie Shirley, Clarksdale, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Venetian Afternoon by Henry Gasser, Image 1.

    Henry Gasser

    Venetian Afternoon, No date

    Watercolor on paper

    9.75 x 7.75 in (24.77 x 19.69 cm)

  8. Untitled (from "Fashion") by Joyce Tenneson, Image 1.

    Joyce Tenneson

    Untitled (from "Fashion"), 1985-2005

    Color instant print (Polaroid)

    29.375 x 22 in (74.61 x 55.88 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.