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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Fall from Grace, Animal Mannequins Witness the Destruction of the World by Alice Sebrell, Image 1.

    Alice Sebrell

    Fall from Grace, Animal Mannequins Witness the Destruction of the World, 1991

    Chromogenic print

    15.75 x 12 in (40.01 x 30.48 cm)

  2. Marilyn Bridges

    Canete Fishing Village, from the Heightened Perspectives series, 1989

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 19.5 in (40.64 x 49.53 cm)

  3. Drifting Churchward by Rick Horton, Image 1.

    Rick Horton

    Drifting Churchward, 1986

    Oil on canvas

    49.25 x 60.25 x 1.25 in (125.1 x 153.04 x 3.18 cm)

  4. Untitled by Fred Sandback, Image 1.

    Fred Sandback

    Untitled, 1979

    Lithograph on Japanese paper with cut edge

    14.125 x 14.125 in (35.88 x 35.88 cm)

  5. Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series by William Eggleston, Image 1.

    William Eggleston

    Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series, c. 1978

    Chromogenic print

    16.875 x 13.875 in (42.86 x 35.24 cm)

  6. Untitled by Simmons Jones, Image 1.

    Simmons Jones

    Untitled, 1964

    Offset print on paper mounted to board

    14.5 x 10 in (36.83 x 25.4 cm)

  7. The Doorway by James McBey, Image 2.

    James McBey

    The Doorway, 1925

    Etching on paper

    10.75 x 8.1875 in (27.31 x 20.8 cm)

  8. People on the Street by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    People on the Street, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

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About the artist

William Eggleston

American

b. 1939

A photographer born in Memphis, Tennessee. He is known for his work with color transparency film, and is credited with expanding this form of photography to artistic legitimacy. He has been influenced by Swiss photographer, Robert Frank and French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Eggleston was a professor at Harvard, and during this period discovered dye-transfer printing. His works are characterized by ordinary, every-day subject matter, and have featured images of objects such as Dr. Pepper machines, broken air conditioning units, torn posters, road signs and light bulbs. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at MoMA, Whitney Museum of American Art, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, amongst others.