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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. The Discoverey of Venus by Elizabeth Tolson, Image 1.

    Elizabeth Tolson

    The Discoverey of Venus, 2017

    Digital video

  2. Untitled by Clarence Morgan, Image 1.

    Clarence Morgan

    Untitled, 1985

    Etching on paper

    12.875 x 16.875 in (32.7 x 42.86 cm)

  3. White Gauze by Robert Mapplethorpe, Image 1.

    Robert Mapplethorpe

    White Gauze, 1984

    Gelatin silver print

    19 x 14.75 in (48.26 x 37.47 cm)

  4. Untitled RH 879B by Richard Howard Hunt, Image 1.

    Richard Howard Hunt

    Untitled RH 879B, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    17 x 22.5 in (43.18 x 57.15 cm)

  5. And Ice, Mast-High, Came Floating by, as Green as Emerald from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Patrick Procktor, Image 1.

    Patrick Procktor

    And Ice, Mast-High, Came Floating by, as Green as Emerald from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1976

    Etching on paper

    25.5 x 19.5 in (64.77 x 49.53 cm)

  6. For The Year of the Insane by Barbara Swan, Image 1.

    Barbara Swan

    For The Year of the Insane, 1969

    Lithograph on paper with poem by Anne Sexton

    29.5 x 21.25 in (74.93 x 53.98 cm)

  7. Carmen Dellorefiel by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Carmen Dellorefiel, 1947

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  8. Untitled (Sleeping King Saul with David) by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Untitled (Sleeping King Saul with David), Late 19th century

    Victorian needlework wool embroidery mounted to board

    20.25 x 16.125 in (51.44 x 40.96 cm)

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About the artist

N. Jay Jaffee

American

1921-1999

N. Jay Jaffee was an American photographer from Kings, New York, known for his images of everyday life, city streets, political movements, portraits, and later, landscapes and seascapes. His documentary images reveal the beauty and mystery within mundane moments. Jaffee studied under Sid Grossman of the Photo League and was mentored by Edward Steichen, then curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. His photographs are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American Art, the New York Public Library, and the Bibliothèque Nationale.