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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Ginger Read, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ginger Read, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  2. Untitled by Peter Bodnar, Image 1.

    Peter Bodnar

    Untitled, 1983

    Lithograph on paper

    11.125 x 15 in (28.26 x 38.1 cm)

  3. Evelyn Kuhn by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Evelyn Kuhn, 1977

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. CL I by Juergen Strunck, Image 1.

    Juergen Strunck

    CL I, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    20.625 x 29.5 in (52.39 x 74.93 cm)

  5. Denise on the Lake, Chicago, from Survey 1986 by Lucien Clergue, Image 1.

    Lucien Clergue

    Denise on the Lake, Chicago, from Survey 1986, 1976

    Gelatin silver print

    9.25 x 14.25 in (23.5 x 36.2 cm)

  6. Boston Lettuce by Laura Grosch, Image 1.

    Laura Grosch

    Boston Lettuce, 1972

    Lithograph on paper

    20.3125 x 30 in (51.59 x 76.2 cm)

  7. Ontario by Walter Darby Bannard, Image 1.

    Walter Darby Bannard

    Ontario, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    22 x 31.25 x 1.5 in (55.88 x 79.38 x 3.81 cm)

  8. Christ and Disciple, No. 2, from "The Passion" by Georges Rouault, Image 1.

    Georges Rouault

    Christ and Disciple, No. 2, from "The Passion", 1939

    Woodcut on paper

    12.375 x 8.375 in (31.43 x 21.27 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.