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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Psalmodia Naturalis (Southern Magnolia - Yolloxochitl - Magnolia Grandiflora) by Lorena Mal, Image 1.

    Lorena Mal

    Psalmodia Naturalis (Southern Magnolia - Yolloxochitl - Magnolia Grandiflora), 2022

    Cotton paper, ink, tree bark and pressed flowers, rammed earth pedestal made with Cecil soil from Davidson and soil from Mexico City

    5.3125 x 7.25 in (13.49 x 18.42 cm)

  2. Border Fence with migrant footprints crossing the road (Muro fronterizo con pisadas de migrantes ... by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    Border Fence with migrant footprints crossing the road (Muro fronterizo con pisadas de migrantes ..., 2010

    Color inkjet print on cotton rag paper

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  3. Blossoms and Flowers by Leonard McComb, Image 10.

    Leonard McComb

    Blossoms and Flowers, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    27.25 x 20.25 in (69.22 x 51.44 cm)

  4. Blossoms in Mid-Air: O by Richard Black, Image 1.

    Richard Black

    Blossoms in Mid-Air: O, 1978

    Etching on paper

    18 x 14.875 in (45.72 x 37.78 cm)

  5. Pelé by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Pelé, 1977

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  6. John Huston by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    John Huston, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  7. Untitled by Simmons Jones, Image 1.

    Simmons Jones

    Untitled, 1964

    Offset print on paper mounted to board

    14.5 x 10 in (36.83 x 25.4 cm)

  8. For Doug! by James Arliss Bumgardner, Image 1.

    James Arliss Bumgardner

    For Doug!, No date

    Etching on paper

    4 x 5 in (10.16 x 12.7 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.