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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Portrait of the Artist by Shahzia Sikander, Image 1.

    Shahzia Sikander

    Portrait of the Artist, 2016

    Etching on paper

    27 x 21 in (68.58 x 53.34 cm)

  2. Game, from the series "Hymnal of Dreams" by Elijah Gowin, Image 1.

    Elijah Gowin

    Game, from the series "Hymnal of Dreams", 1999

    Toned gelatin silver print

    16 x 19.875 in (40.64 x 50.48 cm)

  3. Shirts by Vaino Kola, Image 1.

    Vaino Kola

    Shirts, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

  4. New York City, 1964, from Garry Winogrand portfolio by Garry Winogrand, Image 1.

    Garry Winogrand

    New York City, 1964, from Garry Winogrand portfolio, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  5. March Skulls by Ray George, Image 1.

    Ray George

    March Skulls, 1974

    Lithograph on rice paper

    11.875 x 17.25 in (30.16 x 43.82 cm)

  6. Standing Objects by John Wallace, Image 1.

    John Wallace

    Standing Objects, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    22.25 x 30 in (56.52 x 76.2 cm)

  7. Comb (Dan People, Ivory Coast) by Unknown, Image 2.

    Unknown

    Comb (Dan People, Ivory Coast)

    Wood

    10.5 x 2.125 x 1 in (26.67 x 5.4 x 2.54 cm)

  8. Caja de Visiones by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Image 1.

    Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    Caja de Visiones, 1930s, printed 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

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About the artist

Robert Motherwell

American

1915-1991

American painter, printmaker, and collage artist. Motherwell studied painting at the California School of Fine Arts, received a BA in philosophy from Stanford University, and studied painting at Harvard and Columbia. Through lectures and publications, he furthered the Abstract Expressionism movement. He was also prominent in the world of poetry and philosophy and forged close friendships with European surrealists. His works feature simple shapes, bold color contrasts, and a dynamic balance between restrained and boldly gestural brushstrokes. They reflect not only art history, philosophy, and contemporary art, but are influenced by his own experiences, contemporary events, and the human conditions of life, death, oppression, and revolution.