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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Talisman by Barton Lidice Beneš, Image 1.

    Barton Lidice Beneš

    Talisman, 1996

    Necklace composed of Y9C 100m9 Retrovir capsules with various found "good luck" pieces (Egytian amulets) on white wove paper support sheets

    16 x 15.25 x 2 in (40.64 x 38.74 x 5.08 cm)

  2. Veil of Utopia, from the portfolio "Utopia" by Joann Thornton, Image 1.

    Joann Thornton

    Veil of Utopia, from the portfolio "Utopia", 1989

    Lithograph and silkscreen on paper

    22.5 x 14.875 in (57.15 x 37.78 cm)

  3. Untitled by Peter Bodnar, Image 1.

    Peter Bodnar

    Untitled, 1983

    Lithograph on paper

    11.125 x 15 in (28.26 x 38.1 cm)

  4. Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  5. Truck, Garment District, N.Y.C. by Louis Stettner, Image 1.

    Louis Stettner

    Truck, Garment District, N.Y.C., 1979

    Gelatin silver print

    26.5 x 20.125 in (67.31 x 51.12 cm)

  6. Votos by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Image 1.

    Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    Votos, 1969, printed 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  7. Marsha Feigin

    Tennis, 1975

    Etching on paper

  8. Owl by Janice Biala, Image 1.

    Janice Biala

    Owl, c. 1963

    Lithograph on paper

    22.875 x 28.125 in (58.1 x 71.44 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.