WDAV

On Site Exhibition

The Newell Building is home to WDAV 89.9, a public radio service of Davidson College and licensed to the Trustees of Davidson College. WDAV provides classical music and cultural arts programming of the highest quality.

Built in 2001-02 specifically to house WDAV radio station, the building is named for Dr. Samuel W. Newell, Jr '39 and minister of Davidson College Presbyterian Church from 1953 to 1961. Works from the Davidson College Art Collection are installed throughout the hallways and meeting spaces.

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Artwork
Artists
On Via del Portico D'Ottavia by Shimon Attie
  • Shimon Attie
  • On Via del Portico D'Ottavia, 2002
12 x 9.5 in
(30.48 x 24.13 cm)
Chromogenic print of on-location slide projection
The Music Lesson by Romare Bearden
  • Romare Bearden
  • The Music Lesson, 1984
29.5 x 20.5 in
(74.93 x 52.07 cm)
Lithograph on paper
Four Groups Out of the Same Colour Elements by Max Bill
  • Max Bill
  • Four Groups Out of the Same Colour Elements, 1972
25.5 x 19.5 in
(64.77 x 49.53 cm)
Lithograph on paper
Untitled by Larry Connatser
  • Larry Connatser
  • Untitled
17.75 x 23.75 in
(45.09 x 60.33 cm)
Acrylic on paper
Watertower IV by Allan D'Arcangelo
  • Allan D'Arcangelo
  • Watertower IV, 1973
27.75 x 22 in
(70.49 x 55.88 cm)
Screenprint on paper
La Terza Cantata by Raffaele DeGregorio
  • Raffaele DeGregorio
  • La Terza Cantata
19.25 x 23.75 in
(48.9 x 60.33 cm)
Screenprint on paper
La Musique des Puces by Robert Doisneau
  • Robert Doisneau
  • La Musique des Puces, 1944
Gelatin silver print
Le Petit Balcon by Robert Doisneau
  • Robert Doisneau
  • Le Petit Balcon, 1953
Gelatin silver print
Endless Horizon by Werner Drewes
  • Werner Drewes
  • Endless Horizon, 1975
34 x 36 in
(86.36 x 91.44 cm)
Oil on canvas
The Persian Sibyl by Giorgio Ghisi
  • Giorgio Ghisi
  • The Persian Sibyl, 1570
22 x 17 in
(55.88 x 43.18 cm)
Engraving on paper
Philodendron on Porch, Les Saintes by Ralph Gibson
  • Ralph Gibson
  • Philodendron on Porch, Les Saintes, 1992
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Chromogenic print
Small Yellow: January 1973 by Patrick Heron
  • Patrick Heron
  • Small Yellow: January 1973, 1973
16.5 x 20.25 in
(41.91 x 51.44 cm)
Screenprint on paper
Sycamore and Spanish Moss by Douglas Houchens
  • Douglas Houchens
  • Sycamore and Spanish Moss, 1959
36 x 27 in
(91.44 x 68.58 cm)
Oil on canvas
Second Etching for Editions Cahiers D'Art by Wassily Kandinsky
  • Wassily Kandinsky
  • Second Etching for Editions Cahiers D'Art, 1932
11.75 x 9.25 in
(29.85 x 23.5 cm)
Drypoint on paper
Djapangka's Tjuringka by Roger Manley
  • Roger Manley
  • Djapangka's Tjuringka
Gelatin silver print
Untitled by Conrad Marca-Relli
  • Conrad Marca-Relli
  • Untitled, 1973
Lithograph on paper
Old Women in Black, Las Vegas by Mary Ellen Mark
  • Mary Ellen Mark
  • Old Women in Black, Las Vegas, 1991
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham - Letter To The World by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham - Letter To The World, 1940
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Gelatin silver print
The Lodge for La Nuit de Babylon by Jules Pascin
  • Jules Pascin
  • The Lodge for La Nuit de Babylon, 1925
Etching and aquatint on paper
Garden in August by Karl Schrag
  • Karl Schrag
  • Garden in August, 1972
17.5 x 14.75 in
(44.45 x 37.47 cm)
Etching on paper
Untitled by Conrad Marca-Relli

Conrad Marca-Relli

Four Groups Out of the Same Colour Elements by Max Bill

Max Bill

Watertower IV by Allan D'Arcangelo

Allan D'Arcangelo

Small Yellow: January 1973 by Patrick Heron

Patrick Heron

Garden in August by Karl Schrag

Karl Schrag

The Music Lesson by Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

La Terza Cantata by Raffaele DeGregorio

Raffaele DeGregorio

Djapangka's Tjuringka by Roger Manley

Roger Manley

The Lodge for La Nuit de Babylon by Jules Pascin

Jules Pascin

Endless Horizon by Werner Drewes

Werner Drewes

Le Petit Balcon by Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau

Martha Graham - Letter To The World by Barbara Morgan

Barbara Morgan

Second Etching for Editions Cahiers D'Art by Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky

Philodendron on Porch, Les Saintes by Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson

The Persian Sibyl by Giorgio Ghisi

Giorgio Ghisi

Sycamore and Spanish Moss by Douglas Houchens

Douglas Houchens

Old Women in Black, Las Vegas by Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark

On Via del Portico D'Ottavia by Shimon Attie

Shimon Attie

Untitled by Larry Connatser

Larry Connatser