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1883 New York City - 1952 Tours, France. Known for: Portrait sculpture, sketches, genre.
The son of Russian parents, Jo Davidson was born in 1883 in New York City's Lower East Side. He was an exhibitor in the revolutionary 1913 Armory Show that introduced modern art to America, but... Read full biography
The son of Russian parents, Jo Davidson was born in 1883 in New York City's Lower East Side. He was an exhibitor in the revolutionary 1913 Armory Show that introduced modern art to America, but became essentially an academic portrait sculptor in marble, bronze and terra-cotta. Davidson apparently... Read full biography
The son of Russian parents, Jo Davidson was born in 1883 in New York City's Lower East Side. He was an exhibitor in the revolutionary 1913 Armory Show that introduced modern art to America, but became essentially an academic portrait sculptor in marble, bronze and terra-cotta. Davidson apparently did not have his subjects pose, as such; rather it is said that he was an outgoing personality who preferred to observe and speak with them, getting to know them as people. His family intended him for... Read full biography
The son of Russian parents, Jo Davidson was born in 1883 in New York City's Lower East Side. He was an exhibitor in the revolutionary 1913 Armory Show that introduced modern art to America, but became essentially an academic portrait sculptor in marble, bronze and terra-cotta. Davidson apparently did not have his subjects pose, as such; rather it is said that he was an outgoing personality who preferred to observe and speak with them, getting to know them as people. His family intended him for a career in medicine at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, but he was attracted to art there. As a teenager, he had studied art at night at the Art Students League in New York City. Leaving Yale in 1903, Davidson again studied at the League,... Read full biography
The son of Russian parents, Jo Davidson was born in 1883 in New York City's Lower East Side. He was an exhibitor in the revolutionary 1913 Armory Show that introduced modern art to America, but became essentially an academic portrait sculptor in marble, bronze and terra-cotta. Davidson apparently did not have his subjects pose, as such; rather it is said that he was an outgoing personality who preferred to observe and speak with them, getting to know them as people. His family intended him for a career in medicine at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, but he was attracted to art there. As a teenager, he had studied art at night at the Art Students League in New York City. Leaving Yale in 1903, Davidson again studied at the League, this time with Herman Atkins MacNeil. In 1907, he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, exhibiting at the Salon d'Automne. David... Read full biography
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Keywords (44)
Art Method
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Charcoal
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Ink
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Plaster
- •Terracotta, Terra Cotta
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Statue Sculpture
- •Torsos
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Russia
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Hermon MacNeill
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •US Capitol Building, Washington DC
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Russian
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Armory Show 1913, New York
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Salon d'Automne
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts