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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled by Richard Kraft, Image 2.

    Richard Kraft

    Untitled, 1994

    Photograph and wood

    8.625 x 11.25 x 3.625 in (21.91 x 28.58 x 9.21 cm)

  2. New York 32 by Aaron Siskind, Image 2.

    Aaron Siskind

    New York 32, 1986

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  3. Grande Passion by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Grande Passion, 1984

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Julien Binford, Powhatan County, Va. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Julien Binford, Powhatan County, Va., 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    13.5 x 9 in (34.29 x 22.86 cm)

  5. Positive Field by Kay WalkingStick, Image 1.

    Kay WalkingStick

    Positive Field, 1982

    Acrylic and wax over ink on canvas

    56 x 56 x 4 in (142.24 x 142.24 x 10.16 cm)

  6. Rose Hill Church, Fisher Ferry Road by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Rose Hill Church, Fisher Ferry Road, 1975

    Chromogenic print

    13.375 x 20 in (33.97 x 50.8 cm)

  7. Sisters, from RISD Portfolio by Debora Hunter, Image 1.

    Debora Hunter

    Sisters, from RISD Portfolio, 1974

    Gelatin silver print mounted to drawing board

    5.25 x 6.75 in (13.34 x 17.15 cm)

  8. Philippe Halsman

    Cantinflos, 1949

    Gelatin silver print

    12.25 x 10 in (31.12 x 25.4 cm)

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About the artist

Leonard Baskin

American

1922-2000

American sculptor, illustrator, wood-engraver, printmaker, graphic artist, writer and teacher. Born in New Jersey in 1922, Baskin attended New York University School of Architecture & Allied Arts from 1939 to 1941, Yale University School of Fine Arts from 1941 to 1943, and later earned his B.A., New School for Social Research in 1949. During his time in Yale University, he founded he own press, the Gehenna Press, which continued to publish books until his death in 2000. This press was one of the longest running private presses in the country. He had his first exhibition when he was 17 in New York. He taught at Smith College from 1953 to 1974. Throughout his career, Baskin received many awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Gold Medal of the National Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Jewish Cultural Achievement Award. His works are in major private and public institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the British Museum, and the Vatican Museums. Some of his exhibitions include the Smithsonian, the Albertina, and the Library of Congress.