4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 6 reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Date:
1910-1975
Scope and Contents:
Sketchbooks; notebooks; correspondence; writings; scrapbooks; and art work.
REELS 1289-1293: 45 sketchbooks with notes, 1931-1975; etchings, engravings, watercolors and drawings by Davies; 26 notebooks, 1939-1967, of writings by Davies on art, history, philosophy, economics and other topics; business papers and correspondence, mostly pertaining to the Calabama Corporation; a manuscript copy of a history of French Impressionism by Theodore Bolton, 1936; and 12 scrapbooks of reproductions and articles on the work of other artists.
REEL 3646: Two landscape studies in oil, undated, and one portrait in ink, undated. [Also filmed on reel 3612.]
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; California.
Provenance:
Material on reels 1289-1293 donated 1977 by Margaret Davies, Davies' widow. Material on reel 3646 transferred from the NMAA/PG Library.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
