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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Knife by Erin Shirreff, Image 1.

    Erin Shirreff

    Knife, 2008

    Black and white archival pigment print

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  2. Alli and Deirdre Lord, Christine Matheis, et al; The Bachelorette, February 4th, 2004, from City Stages Portfolio by Matthew Pillsbury, Image 1.

    Matthew Pillsbury

    Alli and Deirdre Lord, Christine Matheis, et al; The Bachelorette, February 4th, 2004, from City Stages Portfolio, 2004

    Platinum print

    9 x 11.25 in (22.86 x 28.58 cm)

  3. Gary Trudeaau by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Gary Trudeaau, 1974

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Skulls II by Paul Stewart, Image 1.

    Paul Stewart

    Skulls II, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    22.375 x 30 in (56.83 x 76.2 cm)

  5. Smiling in the Sun by Karel Appel, Image 1.

    Karel Appel

    Smiling in the Sun, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

  6. Canterbury Tales by Dame Elisabeth Frink, Image 1.

    Dame Elisabeth Frink

    Canterbury Tales, 1972

    Etching on paper

    30.875 x 23 in (78.42 x 58.42 cm)

  7. A Harlot's Progress, Plate 3 by William Hogarth, Image 1.

    William Hogarth

    A Harlot's Progress, Plate 3, 1732

    Engraving on paper

    11.75 x 14.75 in (29.85 x 37.47 cm)

  8. Cool Morning, 1999/20001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Cool Morning, 1999/20001

    Ink on paper

    11.75 x 9 in (29.85 x 22.86 cm)

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About the artist

James Welling

American

b. 1951

James Welling grew up taking drawing classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. Welling studied at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh before receiving his BFA and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. From 1995 to 2016, he served as the Area Head of Photography at UCLA, and since 2012 he has been a Lecturer at Princeton University.

Welling is a conceptual artist known for his color-filtered and digitally manipulated photographs. His work often explores ambiguity and skepticism while maintaining a deeply formal process that connects the legacy of Conceptual Art to the technical practice of photography.