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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled by Joel Shapiro, Image 1.

    Joel Shapiro

    Untitled, 1995

    Bronze

    75 x 71 x 41 in (190.5 x 180.34 x 104.14 cm)

  2. Shelley, from Hot Flash series by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Shelley, from Hot Flash series, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 16.875 in (35.56 x 42.86 cm)

  3. Rose Hill Church, Vicksburg by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Rose Hill Church, Vicksburg, 1975

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  4. Green (A) by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Green (A), 1972

    Screenprint on paper

    40.25 x 27.25 in (102.24 x 69.22 cm)

  5. Herb Jackson

    Untitled, c. 1970

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    15.5 x 11.5 in (39.37 x 29.21 cm)

  6. Alphonse d'Avalon, Marquis de Gaust by Jean Charles Thevenin, Image 1.

    Jean Charles Thevenin

    Alphonse d'Avalon, Marquis de Gaust, 1867

    Engraving on paper

    14.75 x 11.75 in (37.47 x 29.85 cm)

  7. Untitled by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Untitled, No date

    Pencil on paper

    17.25 x 11.5 in (43.82 x 29.21 cm)

  8. Corner Store by Roger Manley, Image 1.

    Roger Manley

    Corner Store, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 20.875 x 1.25 in (43.18 x 53.02 x 3.18 cm)

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About the artist

William R. Ferris

American

b. 1942

Ferris is an American author and scholar born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Ferris' work focused on southern African American folklore and culture. He earned his BA in English Literature from Davidson College in 1964, his MA in English Literature from Northwestern University in 1965, and a PhD in Folklore from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969. He was selected by President Bill Clinton to be the Chair of the National Endowment of the Humanities, a position which he held from 1997 to 2001. Ferris has written fiction, poetry, as well as book, record, and film reviews. He has recorded blues albums and produced 15 documentary films on southern folklore.