Title: Stuart Davis
1Stuart Davis American Painter, 1894-1964
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Style, 1940.
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2BIOGRAPHY
- Born in Philadelphia, Penn.
- His mother was a sculptor his father was an art
editor for a newspaper. - He became a Modern Artist
Anchor, 1935
3Early Work 1917-1922
4Famous for his Hard-edge paintings and abstract
still lifes and landscapes.
Barbershop Chord, 1931
5His work shows the environment of American life
rearranged into flat poster-like patterns with
precise outlines and sharply contrasting colors.
Memo, 1956
Combination Concrete
6"I paint what I see in America, in other words I
paint the American scene." Stuart Davis.
Abstraction, 1937
7New York Waterfront, Oil on Canvas, 1938
8Later Work Painted pure abstract patterns, often
used lettering, suggestions of advertisements.
Blips and Ifs, 1963-64
Owh! in San Pao, 1951
9The Mellow Pad, 1945-51
10Colonial Cubism, Oil on Canvas, 1954
11Ready to Wear, 1955
Rapt at Rappaports, 1952