Interviewee:

Davis, Gene, 1920-1985  Search this

Interviewer:

Pennington, Estill Curtis  Search this

Extent:

43 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1981 April 23

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Gene Davis conducted 1981 April 23, by Estill Curtis Pennington, for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's home.

Davis speaks of his early career as a pulp writer and his subsequent painting activities including outdoor works, installations and micro-paintings.

Biographical / Historical:

Gene Davis (1920-1985) was a painter from Washington, D.C.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 26 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Painters -- Washington (D.C.) -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.davis81

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d17ab76a-0511-46f2-b5bd-a790e83f3bfe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-davis81