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1901 New York City - 1967. Known for: Figure, genre, landscape and portrait painting.
An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils,... Read full biography
An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes... Read full biography
An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain. Born in New York City, on May 11, 1901, the daughter of David William Rockmore and Jeanette (Richman) Rockmore, Gladys Davis lived in New York until she was... Read full biography
An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain. Born in New York City, on May 11, 1901, the daughter of David William Rockmore and Jeanette (Richman) Rockmore, Gladys Davis lived in New York until she was nine years old when her father, a lawyer and metallurgist, moved the family to Canada. She and her brother spent the next five years getting used to new schools as the family moved from place to place. The Rockmores eventually settled in San Francisco... Read full biography
An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain. Born in New York City, on May 11, 1901, the daughter of David William Rockmore and Jeanette (Richman) Rockmore, Gladys Davis lived in New York until she was nine years old when her father, a lawyer and metallurgist, moved the family to Canada. She and her brother spent the next five years getting used to new schools as the family moved from place to place. The Rockmores eventually settled in San Francisco where Gladys attended the Girls' High School. Miss Davis tells about her early background in an article, "My Desire to Paint", which ap... Read full biography
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Keywords (40)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Statue Sculpture
- •Still Life
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Carol Beck Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
- •Pastel Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Frank Rehn Gallery, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Arts Club
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts