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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Dreaming in English (like our ancestors moved) by Nicholas Galanin, Image 2.

    Nicholas Galanin

    Dreaming in English (like our ancestors moved), 2021

    Monotype and gold leaf on paper

    30 x 20 in (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

  2. Notebook Page - Neuse River by Robert Johnson, Image 1.

    Robert Johnson

    Notebook Page - Neuse River, 2001

    Watercolor and graphite on paper

    10.875 x 7.5 in (27.62 x 19.05 cm)

  3. Lucien Clergue

    Birds at Point Lobos, Point Lobos State Park, Carmel, CA, 1988

    Chromogenic print

    10 x 29.25 in (25.4 x 74.3 cm)

  4. Untitled (Hats in Window), Rome by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Untitled (Hats in Window), Rome, 1988

    Chromogenic print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  5. Mann by Irwin Hollander, Image 1.

    Irwin Hollander

    Mann, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    22.25 x 15.25 in (56.52 x 38.74 cm)

  6. Cape Cod Beach Scene by Harry Callahan, Image 1.

    Harry Callahan

    Cape Cod Beach Scene, c. 1975

    Gelatin silver print

    8.75 x 11.5 in (22.23 x 29.21 cm)

  7. Big Fish Game by Chris Kakas, Image 1.

    Chris Kakas

    Big Fish Game, 1975

    Lithograph on paper

    29.375 x 22 in (74.61 x 55.88 cm)

  8. Triangles Within a Square VIII by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Triangles Within a Square VIII, 1971

    Etching on paper

    24.75 x 17.875 in (62.87 x 45.4 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.