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Andrea Eis (American, b. 1952)Antigone and Kreon47 x 32.5 inDiptych, archival pigment prints on cotton rag mounted on aluminumGift of Van Hillard, Davidson College Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Emeritus The torso is the true abode of the mind. That is, according to the Ancient Greeks; (φρήν/phrḗn) may be translated as "mind, resolve, will, heart" and refers anatomically to the abdomen. On the left, Kreon’s abdomen resembles the kind of stone-faced masonry meant to fortify cities—and fortification was precisely the concern of this king of Thebes in the Sophoklean tragedy Antigone. The contention between the two characters above, Kreon and...

Ruth Asawa (American, 1926-2013)Untitled (S. 152), 1962Copper wireOn loan from the collection of Michael ’85 and Alison Hall Mauzé ‘84 Ruth Asawa, born in 1926 to Japanese immigrants, started life in California as the middle child of seven. Her parents were farmers, and she started working on the farm before and after school at the age of six. Growing up through the Great Depression, Asawa already had a difficult life on top of the discrimination she faced as a Japanese American. When World War II started, Asawa and the rest of her family were placed into internment camps in Arkansas....

Joyce Tenneson (American, b. 1945)Calla Lilies, 2020 23 x 18 inchesArchival pigment printGift of Scott and Carla MacLeod As you enter Chambers on your way to class, you might be in too much of a rush to notice the newly displayed artworks in the halls. However, as I left class (in less of a rush than usual) one specific work caught my eye. Calla Lilies by Joyce Tenneson is one of many artworks displayed in the vast halls of Chambers. Simply looking at the work, you feel mesmerized. The luminosity of the print leaves you to question your existence. Tenneson...

Lisa Kereszi (American, b. 1973)Eye on Door, Spook-A-Rama, Coney Island, Pennsylvania, 2007 30 x 40 inArchival pigment printGift of John Andrew MacMahon, Class of 1995 Lisa Kereszi’s Eye on Door, Spook-A-Rama, Coney Island, Pennsylvania is an everyday-eerie look at the reality of the escapist fantasy of haunted houses. The photograph depicts green double doors at the entrance, though only the front of one of the two doors is visible. The doors appear halfway open, haphazard, like something happened—something scary, unexpected, or unknown—and there was no time to close up. On the front of the door is a stylized, wide-eyed green...