2.2 Linear feet, (partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
Access Note / Rights:
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.
Summary:
Correspondence; photographs; manuscripts; clippings; and exhibition catalogs and announcements.
REEL 667: 24 photographs of Davidson's paintings; 22 catalogs and announcements of one man shows and others; photo of members of the Provincetown Art Association; manuscripts of two of his published works, AN APPROACH TO MODERN PAINTING and PAINTING WITH PURPOSE.
UNMICROFILMED: Resumes; an unpublished, incomplete autobiography; correspondence about exhibitions; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; 200 photographs of Davidson and his paintings; typed and handwritten manuscripts, notes, royalty statements, reviews, and correspondence concerning Davidson's published and unpublished writings on art.
Citation:
Morris Davidson papers, 1925-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 667 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Painter; New York, N.Y. Died 1979.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1973 and 1979 by Anne and Morris Davidson.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001