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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Red Dahlias by Joyce Tenneson, Image 1.

    Joyce Tenneson

    Red Dahlias, 2020

    Archival pigment print

    22 x 17 in (55.88 x 43.18 cm)

  2. Tile Photograph 4 by James Welling, Image 2.

    James Welling

    Tile Photograph 4, 1985

    Gelatin silver print mounted to board

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  3. 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)

  4. Untitled by DeWitt Hardy, Image 1.

    DeWitt Hardy

    Untitled, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    21 x 23.5 in (53.34 x 59.69 cm)

  5. Aix-en-Provence by Julian Trevelyan, Image 1.

    Julian Trevelyan

    Aix-en-Provence, 1973

    Etching on paper

    30.75 x 23.125 in (78.11 x 58.74 cm)

  6. High Wind by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

    Herb Jackson

    High Wind, 1972

    Etching on paper

    22 x 30 in (55.88 x 76.2 cm)

  7. Femme à la plume de paon by Irina Ionesco, Image 1.

    Irina Ionesco

    Femme à la plume de paon, c. 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    11.625 x 8.5 in (29.53 x 21.59 cm)

  8. The Letters in his Name Total 666 by McKendree Robbins Long, Image 1.

    McKendree Robbins Long

    The Letters in his Name Total 666, c. 1967

    Oil on canvas

    35.75 x 47.25 in (90.81 x 120.02 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.