Meet Sarah Willoughby, one of the new interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Sarah Willoughby is a Freshman at Davidson College from Greensboro, North Carolina. She is an intended Political Science major, and wanted to work in the gallery because of her love for art and her interest in the "behind the scenes" aspects of art curation. Learn more about Sarah: Who is your favorite artist? “I adore Njideka Akunyili Crosby, her use of collage and color is so captivating!" What is your earliest memory of art? “Using a little kid watercolor set and putting on an "art...
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McKendree Robbins Long (American, 1888-1976)The First Angel Sounds his Trumpet, 1968Oil on canvas14 x 49 inGift of Milton Bloch McKendree Robbins Long was born not far from Davidson in Statesville, NC in July of 1888. He completed two years of school at Davidson College before beginning his art education in 1908 at the Art Students League in New York. There, he was awarded an opportunity to study in Europe, and he spent the next few years in London studying painting. In London, Long was baptized for the second time and renewed his Christian faith, which would become a heavy influence...
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From the Earth Rise Radiant Beings: A Conceptual Cosmos of Identity and History
Written by: Isabel Smith
October 3rd, 2021
Liên Trương’s artist talk on September 9th, 2021 about her exhibition Liên Trương: From the Earth Rise Radiant Beings was a whirlwind. I furiously took notes as she weaved together histories, art styles, and conceptions of war and life and loss. It was almost haunting to be surrounded by the years of collected stories of oppression, suffering, and resistance that are present in Trương’s works. There is a collective spirit within them. They transcend imperialist narratives and speak to transnational identities — especially ones of Asian and Asian-American experiences — that have been erased, suppressed, and redefined over and over...
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Meet Caroline Sillars, one of the new interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Caroline Sillars is a Sophomore at Davidson College from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is an intended art history major, and wanted to work in the gallery to explore the different careers she could go into with an art history degree and to explore more of Davidson's art collection. Learn more about Caroline: Who is your favorite artist? "I like Frida Kahlo! She uses art to convey her own experiences and culture to the world." What is your earliest memory of art? "When I was 8...
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Mitch Epstein (American, born 1952)Poca High School and Amos Coal Power Plant, West VirginiaGift of John Andrew MacMahon, Class of 1995 On view in the Belk Visual Art Center The tension is palpable between two juxtaposed worlds stitched together at the horizon. A lighthearted candid shot of a high school football game is quickly threatened by clouds gushing from power plant cooling towers. The muddy blue-shifted power plant interrupts the coordination of vibrant crimson between the football jerseys, bleachers, and autumn leaves. Even the football players crouching in the foreground are diminished by a greater form lurking in the background....
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