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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Washcloth, from the portfolio "Utopia" by Linda Headlee, Image 1.

    Linda Headlee

    Washcloth, from the portfolio "Utopia", 1989

    Xerox transfer and screenprint on paper

    22.5 x 14.875 in (57.15 x 37.78 cm)

  2. Assumption of the Virgin by Rick Horton, Image 1.

    Rick Horton

    Assumption of the Virgin, 1985

    Wood, paper, seeds, and hair

    13.75 x 9.75 in (34.93 x 24.77 cm)

  3. Untitled by A.R. Ammons, Image 1.

    A.R. Ammons

    Untitled, 1978

    Watercolor and ink on Arches paper

    24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)

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

    William Eggleston

    Untitled, from Jamaica Botanical Series, c. 1978

    Chromogenic print

    13.875 x 16.875 in (35.24 x 42.86 cm)

  5. Athletes by Julian Trevelyan, Image 1.

    Julian Trevelyan

    Athletes, 1973

    Etching on paper

    30.5 x 22.75 in (77.47 x 57.79 cm)

  6. Maudie Shirley and Wallace "Pine Top" Johnson by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Maudie Shirley and Wallace "Pine Top" Johnson, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  7. Philip Guston

    Untitled, 1963

    Lithograph on paper

    29.9375 x 22.875 in (76.04 x 58.1 cm)

  8. Rubbing #6 by Bernard Pfriem, Image 1.

    Bernard Pfriem

    Rubbing #6, 1961

    Lithograph on paper

    10 x 14 in (25.4 x 35.56 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.