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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Sherwin's Virtual Re-Mix 03 by Joelle Dietrick, Image 1.

    Joelle Dietrick

    Sherwin's Virtual Re-Mix 03, 2011

    Pigment inks on Hahnemuhle PhotoRag 308g

    19.75 x 27.5 in (50.17 x 69.85 cm)

  2. Romancing the Past, Outliving the Future by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Romancing the Past, Outliving the Future, 1987

    Gelatin silver print

    19.75 x 16 in (50.17 x 40.64 cm)

  3. Trailing by George Burk, Image 1.

    George Burk

    Trailing, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 22.25 in (76.2 x 56.52 cm)

  4. Ladder Series I by Kim Lim, Image 1.

    Kim Lim

    Ladder Series I, 1972

    Etching on paper

    23.875 x 23.125 in (60.64 x 58.74 cm)

  5. Walter Kerr by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Walter Kerr, 1958

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  6. Notre Dame de la Fin des Terres (Our Lady of the End of the World), from Cirque de l'Étoile Filante (Circus of the Shining Star) by Georges Rouault, Image 1.

    Georges Rouault

    Notre Dame de la Fin des Terres (Our Lady of the End of the World), from Cirque de l'Étoile Filante (Circus of the Shining Star), 1934

    Woodcut on paper

    17.25 x 13.125 in (43.82 x 33.34 cm)

  7. Trio, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio by André Kertész, Image 1.

    André Kertész

    Trio, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio, 1923

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 9.875 in (20.32 x 25.08 cm)

  8. Portrait of a Gentleman by John Singer Sargent, Image 1.

    John Singer Sargent

    Portrait of a Gentleman, No date

    Oil on canvas

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

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About the artist

Joan Miró

Spanish

1893-1983

Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist. Joan Miro (1883-1983) was painter, sculptor, and ceramicist and a seminal figure in 20th-century avant-garde painting. The artist first studied commerce before defying his parents and enrolling in the art academy in his hometown. In 1919, Miró moved to Paris where he fell into the Surrealist milieu, befriending André Breton, Max Ernst, Jean Arp, and André Masson. Miró’s work profoundly influenced several American painters, including Arshile Gorky and Mark Rothko. The artist died at age 90 on December 25, 1983 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Widely considered one of the leading Surrealists (though he was never officially part of the group), he was also a pioneer of automatism: a method of spontaneous drawing that attempted to express the inner workings of the human psyche. Miró used color and form in a symbolic manner, developing intricate compositions and a wandering linear style that combined abstract elements with recurring motifs such as birds, eyes, and the moon.His piece “World Trade Center Tapestry” was one of the most expensive works lost in 9/11.