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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Hat at Dusk by Will Petersen, Image 1.

    Will Petersen

    Hat at Dusk, 1983

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.833 in (38.1 x 58.0 cm)

  2. Proto Ann Flux Encounter by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    Proto Ann Flux Encounter, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

  3. Untitled by Thom O'Connor, Image 1.

    Thom O'Connor

    Untitled, c. 1972

    Lithograph on paper

    19.75 x 18.75 in (50.17 x 47.63 cm)

  4. Shaving Cream Interview by Joe Shannon, Image 1.

    Joe Shannon

    Shaving Cream Interview, 1971

    Acrylic on canvas

    48 x 48 in (121.92 x 121.92 cm)

  5. Half Dome, Merced River, Winter by Ansel Adams, Image 1.

    Ansel Adams

    Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1938

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

  6. Ragidy Anne with Rubber Pants On, 2001-2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ragidy Anne with Rubber Pants On, 2001-2002

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  7. Unknown by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Unknown, No date

    Pen and ink on paper mounted to board

    5.75 x 3.75 in (14.61 x 9.53 cm)

  8. RFK Funeral Train, 1968 (FUP1968010K052) by Paul Fusco, Image 1.

    Paul Fusco

    RFK Funeral Train, 1968 (FUP1968010K052), 1968, printed 2011

    Cibachrome print

    15.875 x 19.875 in (40.32 x 50.48 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.