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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Livre como uma borboleta by Larissa de Souza, Image 1.

    Larissa de Souza

    Livre como uma borboleta, 2022

    Acrylic and mixed media on linen

    76.75 x 49.75 in (194.95 x 126.37 cm)

  2. Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series by William Eggleston, Image 1.

    William Eggleston

    Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series, c. 1978

    Chromogenic print

    13.875 x 16.875 in (35.24 x 42.86 cm)

  3. The Traveler Returns by Sigmund Abeles, Image 1.

    Sigmund Abeles

    The Traveler Returns, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    17.0625 x 17.125 in (43.34 x 43.5 cm)

  4. Dried Artichokes by Laura Grosch, Image 1.

    Laura Grosch

    Dried Artichokes, 1975

    Lithograph on paper

    29.625 x 22.125 in (75.25 x 56.2 cm)

  5. Untitled by Richard Howard Hunt, Image 1.

    Richard Howard Hunt

    Untitled, 1972

    Lithograph on paper

    31.25 x 38.875 in (79.38 x 98.74 cm)

  6. Audrey Hepburn by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Audrey Hepburn, 1955

    Gelatin silver print

  7. Cleve Gray

    Memory of Prague, 1987

    Acrylic on canvas mounted to burlap

    47.5 x 59 in (120.65 x 149.86 cm)

  8. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plaque, Kangxi Period by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plaque, Kangxi Period, ca. 1662-1772

    Porcelain

    7.5 x 10.25 in (19.05 x 26.04 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.