The following biography is based in part on information from the web site of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Kenneth Davies became a noted... Read full biography
The following biography is based in part on information from the web site of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Kenneth Davies became a noted still-life painter and long-time art teacher, living in Madison, Connecticut. He was also Dean of the Paier... Read full biography
The following biography is based in part on information from the web site of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Kenneth Davies became a noted still-life painter and long-time art teacher, living in Madison, Connecticut. He was also Dean of the Paier School of Art* in New Haven. As a commercial artist, he created the logo for Wild Turkey bourbon. He attended the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston, and after two years in the Army, studied at... Read full biography
The following biography is based in part on information from the web site of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Kenneth Davies became a noted still-life painter and long-time art teacher, living in Madison, Connecticut. He was also Dean of the Paier School of Art* in New Haven. As a commercial artist, he created the logo for Wild Turkey bourbon. He attended the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston, and after two years in the Army, studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts*, graduating with a B.F.A. in 1950. His teaching career began at the Whitney School of Art and continued at the Paier School in New Haven, Connecticut where he served as Dean. At the time of a retrospective exhibition... Read full biography
The following biography is based in part on information from the web site of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Kenneth Davies became a noted still-life painter and long-time art teacher, living in Madison, Connecticut. He was also Dean of the Paier School of Art* in New Haven. As a commercial artist, he created the logo for Wild Turkey bourbon. He attended the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston, and after two years in the Army, studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts*, graduating with a B.F.A. in 1950. His teaching career began at the Whitney School of Art and continued at the Paier School in New Haven, Connecticut where he served as Dean. At the time of a retrospective exhibition titled, "Ken Davies: 35 Years, A New Bedford Homecoming," Richard Kugler, Director, Whaling Museum,... Read full biography
Kenneth Davies - Artist Info
About Kenneth Davies: Books
Books & Publications (21)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Trompe l'oeil: The Art of Deception (Exhibition catalog)
1997
Dawson, Nancy
6 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
1988
Geske, Norman and Karen O. Janovy
376 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
David Brega Trompe l'oeil: The Provacative Language of Illusion (Exhibition catalog)
1986
Preato, Robert R
50 pages
Realism and Realities The Other Side of American Painting 1940-1960 (Exhibition catalog)
1982
Berman, Greta/Jeffrey Wechsler
195 pages (color)
Trompe L'Oeil Painting The Illusions of Reality
1982
Milman, Miriam
127 pages (color)
Magic and Other Realism The Art of Illusion
1980
Munce, Howard et al
111 pages (color)
Museum of Fine Arts The American and European Collections
1979
Springfield Library & Museum
216 pages (color)
Ken Davies, Artist at Work
1978
Davies, Ken
144 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Painting Sharp Focus Still Life Trompe L'Oeil Oil Techniques
1975
Davies, Ken/Ellye Bloom
192 pages (color)
Things Seen
1974
Geske, Norman
115 pages (color)
After the Hunt: W Harnett and Other American Still Life Painters
1969
Frankenstein, Alfred
202 pages
After the Hunt: William Harnett and Other American Still Life Painters