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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Red and Gold Corridor, Haunted Graveyard, Bristol, Connecticut by Lisa Kereszi, Image 1.

    Lisa Kereszi

    Red and Gold Corridor, Haunted Graveyard, Bristol, Connecticut, 2004

    Chromogenic print, flush-mounted on Dibond

    30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

  2. Matt Damon, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Matt Damon, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11 x 9 in (27.94 x 22.86 cm)

  3. Global Man by Keith Haring, Image 1.

    Keith Haring

    Global Man, 1990

    Screenprint on paper

    24.5 x 24.5 in (62.23 x 62.23 cm)

  4. SULGLOS II by Juergen Strunck, Image 1.

    Juergen Strunck

    SULGLOS II, 1970

    Relief print

    35 x 27.5 x 1.25 in (88.9 x 69.85 x 3.18 cm)

  5. Bird Lives by Carmen Louis Cicero, Image 1.

    Carmen Louis Cicero

    Bird Lives, 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  6. School for Spooks (Bakebake gakko) No. 3 from the series "Drawings for Pleasure" by Kyosai Rakuga (Kyōsai rakuga, dai san gō) by Kawanabe Kyosai, Image 1.

    Kawanabe Kyosai

    School for Spooks (Bakebake gakko) No. 3 from the series "Drawings for Pleasure" by Kyosai Rakuga (Kyōsai rakuga, dai san gō), 1874

    Woodblock print on paper

    14.75 x 10 in (37.47 x 25.4 cm)

  7. Buildings by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Buildings, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

  8. The Four Evangelists, St. Mark by Jacques de Gheyn, Image 1.

    Jacques de Gheyn

    The Four Evangelists, St. Mark, 16th Century

    Engraving on paper

    7.75 x 5.75 in (19.69 x 14.61 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.