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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Ancestors by Cynthia Farnell, Image 1.

    Cynthia Farnell

    Ancestors, 2018

    HD video

  2. Untitled (Painting on Easel), New York by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Untitled (Painting on Easel), New York, 1989

    Chromogenic print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  3. Charles Ireland by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Charles Ireland, 1978

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Trophies by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Trophies, 1978

    Offset print

    19.8125 x 13.875 in (50.32 x 35.24 cm)

  5. Sahara Folio by Walter Darby Bannard, Image 1.

    Walter Darby Bannard

    Sahara Folio, 1974

    Mixed media on canvas

  6. Untitled (Self-Portrait) by Leonard Baskin, Image 1.

    Leonard Baskin

    Untitled (Self-Portrait), 1971

    Lithograph on paper

    33 x 22.125 in (83.82 x 56.2 cm)

  7. Christ and Man in Blue Robes by McKendree Robbins Long, Image 1.

    McKendree Robbins Long

    Christ and Man in Blue Robes, c. 1963

    Oil on canvas

    29.5 x 23.5 in (74.93 x 59.69 cm)

  8. Edward Loyal Field

    Unknown Landscape, No date

    Oil on canvas

    20 x 33 in (50.8 x 83.82 cm)

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About the artist

W. Eugene Smith

American

1918-1978

Born in Wichita, Kansas and was taught photographer by his mother. Became greatly invested in photography as a teenager and had many photographs published in multiple magazines by age twenty-one. Received an assignment to document the war in the Pacific during World War II. This experience led him to begin working on projects for social justice. Was wounded during his service and returned home to New York where he focused on anti-war subjects. Initially worked for LIFE magazine but later transitioned to working as a solo artist. Was extremely passionate about his work and eventually left his family to dedicate his life to photography, which culminated in his retrospective at the Jewish Museum in New York in 1970. Moved to Japan for his final project, focusing on industrial pollution in the village of Minimata.