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Water Source

August 1, 2025 - February 16, 2026

E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center

Water Source presents a selection of photographs from the Van Every/Smith Galleries’ collection, all depicting water. From serene beach scenes to flooded farm fields, bustling ports, sacred moments of baptism, and the perilous waters navigated by migrants seeking refuge, the exhibition speaks to power of water to both sustain life and endanger it.

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Water Source

  1. Hudson River Waterfront at Midtown by Andreas Feininger, Image 1.

    Andreas Feininger

    Hudson River Waterfront at Midtown, c. 1945

    Gelatin silver print

    30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

  2. Floridawater II by Allison Janae Hamilton, Image 1.

    Allison Janae Hamilton

    Floridawater II, 2019

    Archival pigment print

    24 x 36 in (60.96 x 91.44 cm)

  3. Man on Bench at Beach by N. Jay Jaffee, Image 1.

    N. Jay Jaffee

    Man on Bench at Beach, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    10.875 x 13.875 in (27.62 x 35.24 cm)

  4. Flooded Fields and River, San Joaquín Delta, California by Stephen Johnson, Image 1.

    Stephen Johnson

    Flooded Fields and River, San Joaquín Delta, California, 1986

    Chromogenic print

    14.875 x 19 in (37.78 x 48.26 cm)

  5. Underwater Swimmer, August 31, 1917, Esztergom by André Kertész, Image 1.

    André Kertész

    Underwater Swimmer, August 31, 1917, Esztergom, 1917

    Gelatin silver print

    7 x 9.5 in (17.78 x 24.13 cm)

  6. Swimming in the Liffey, Dublin by Alen MacWeeney, Image 1.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Swimming in the Liffey, Dublin, 1963

    Archival pigment print

    19 x 13 in (48.26 x 33.02 cm)

  7. Riverbank (Ribera), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    Riverbank (Ribera), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging, 2013

    Color inkjet print on cotton rag paper

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  8. Riverbank with tire (Ribera con llanta), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    Riverbank with tire (Ribera con llanta), from the portfolio Borders and Belonging, 2011

    Color inkjet print on cotton rag paper

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

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About the artist

Roger Manley

American

b. 1952

American curator, folklorist, filmmaker, and photographer. Manley graduated from Davidson College (1974), then spent two years living in the Australian Outback with Aboriginal people. His photographs include factory workers, Native Americans, prisoners, Palestinians, "outsider" artists, and more. He is a recipient of the NEA Artists Fellowship and the NEH Scholars Fellowship, as well as several other honors. He has authored many books about artists and their environments. In the summer of 2023, Manley retired from the Gregg Museum of Art and Design at North Carolina State University where he served as director for 13 years.