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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled, from Selections from the Great Mexican-American Songbook by Paul Valadez, Image 1.

    Paul Valadez

    Untitled, from Selections from the Great Mexican-American Songbook, 2016

    Collage and acrylic paint on paper

    18 x 12 in (45.72 x 30.48 cm)

  2. Sneer and Waitress, Los Angeles, Social Context by Larry Fink, Image 1.

    Larry Fink

    Sneer and Waitress, Los Angeles, Social Context, 1991

    Gelatin silver print

    19.875 x 15.875 in (50.48 x 40.32 cm)

  3. Shrimp Fleet III by Carl Schwartz, Image 1.

    Carl Schwartz

    Shrimp Fleet III, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    15.125 x 22.25 in (38.42 x 56.52 cm)

  4. Chinatown by Chryssa, Image 1.

    Chryssa

    Chinatown, 1978

    Screenprint on paper

    38.5 x 31.25 in (97.79 x 79.38 cm)

  5. Lakeside Mountain Suite: Towards Evening by David Shapiro, Image 1.

    David Shapiro

    Lakeside Mountain Suite: Towards Evening, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    14.875 x 22.3125 in (37.78 x 56.67 cm)

  6. Lo Thoughtful By The Lake by Graham Ovenden, Image 1.

    Graham Ovenden

    Lo Thoughtful By The Lake, 1975

    Etching on paper

    26 x 25.75 in (66.04 x 65.41 cm)

  7. Hammersmith Bridge by Julian Trevelyan, Image 1.

    Julian Trevelyan

    Hammersmith Bridge, 1973

    Etching on paper

    30.875 x 36.125 in (78.42 x 91.76 cm)

  8. Evergreen by John Muench, Image 1.

    John Muench

    Evergreen, 1969

    Lithograph with poem by Bernard Bockes on paper

    21.875 x 16.9375 in (55.56 x 43.02 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.