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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Be Good to Your Mother by Diana Al-Hadid, Image 1.

    Diana Al-Hadid

    Be Good to Your Mother, 2023

    Polymer gypsum, fiberglass, steel, plaster, metal leaf and pigment

    58.25 x 64.25 x 3.5 in (147.96 x 163.2 x 8.89 cm)

  2. Sterling Brown, New Haven, Conn. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Sterling Brown, New Haven, Conn., 1979

    Gelatin silver print

    9 x 13.5 in (22.86 x 34.29 cm)

  3. Untitled I by Stephen Endres, Image 1.

    Stephen Endres

    Untitled I, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    22.25 x 29.875 in (56.52 x 75.88 cm)

  4. Strange But True by Robert Ecker, Image 2.

    Robert Ecker

    Strange But True, 1978

    Mezzotint on paper

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

  5. On the Way to Lakeside by George Raymond Kerciu, Image 1.

    George Raymond Kerciu

    On the Way to Lakeside, 1977

    Lithograph on paper mounted to board

    15.125 x 22.5 in (38.42 x 57.15 cm)

  6. Roadside trailer, Highway 61, north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 1977 by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Roadside trailer, Highway 61, north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 1977, 1977

    Chromogenic print

  7. Rose Hill Church & Congregation by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Rose Hill Church & Congregation, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    13.375 x 20 in (33.97 x 50.8 cm)

  8. Juive d'Alger by Eugène Delacroix, Image 1.

    Eugène Delacroix

    Juive d'Alger, 1830

    Etching on paper

    18.125 x 13.75 in (46.04 x 34.93 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.