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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. ᏓᏤᏝ ᎠᏑᏗ (Datsetla Asudi) by America Meredith, Image 1.

    America Meredith

    ᏓᏤᏝ ᎠᏑᏗ (Datsetla Asudi), 2011

    Acrylic on hardboard

    37.75 x 37.75 in (95.89 x 95.89 cm)

  2. FULLMOON@ARONDINE by Darren Almond, Image 1.

    Darren Almond

    FULLMOON@ARONDINE, 2001

    Chromogenic print on aluminum

    47.625 x 47.625 in (120.97 x 120.97 cm)

  3. Shepard Fairey

    Power and Equality Angela, 1998

    Screenprint on paper

    24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)

  4. Paul Dockery and Horses, Anderson Branch/Madison County, North Carolina by Tim Barnwell, Image 1.

    Tim Barnwell

    Paul Dockery and Horses, Anderson Branch/Madison County, North Carolina, 1980

    Gelatin silver print

    11.375 x 10.5 in (28.89 x 26.67 cm)

  5. Monument by Robert Ecker, Image 2.

    Robert Ecker

    Monument, 1978

    Mezzotint on paper

    7 x 5 in (17.78 x 12.7 cm)

  6. And Ice, Mast-High, Came Floating by, as Green as Emerald from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Patrick Procktor, Image 1.

    Patrick Procktor

    And Ice, Mast-High, Came Floating by, as Green as Emerald from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1976

    Etching on paper

    25.5 x 19.5 in (64.77 x 49.53 cm)

  7. Fun City: Poet by Richard Lindner, Image 1.

    Richard Lindner

    Fun City: Poet, 1971

    Lithograph on paper

    22.625 x 18.625 in (57.47 x 47.31 cm)

  8. Hooded Figures by Nicholas Monro, Image 1.

    Nicholas Monro

    Hooded Figures, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    27.625 x 40 in (70.17 x 101.6 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.