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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. Eleanor & Barbara, Lake Michigan, 1953 by Harry Callahan, Image 1.

    Harry Callahan

    Eleanor & Barbara, Lake Michigan, 1953, 1953

    Gelatin silver print

  2. 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)

  3. 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)

  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. Hilton Head Baptism by Roger Manley, Image 1.

    Roger Manley

    Hilton Head Baptism

    Gelatin silver print

    9.5 x 9.875 in (24.13 x 25.08 cm)

  8. 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)

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About the artist

N. Jay Jaffee

American

1921-1999

N. Jay Jaffee was an American photographer from Kings, New York, known for his images of everyday life, city streets, political movements, portraits, and later, landscapes and seascapes. His documentary images reveal the beauty and mystery within mundane moments. Jaffee studied under Sid Grossman of the Photo League and was mentored by Edward Steichen, then curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. His photographs are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American Art, the New York Public Library, and the Bibliothèque Nationale.