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1925 New Bedford, Massachusetts - 2017. Known for: Trompe still life, figure and genre painting, teaching.
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
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Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
- •Trompe l'oeil
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Still Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts
- •New Haven Paint & Clay Club
Art Teacher
- •Henry Keller
Art School
- •Paier College/School of Art, Student
- •Paier College/School of Art-Teacher
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Postage Stamp Designer
Artist Colony
- •Silvermine Guild, Art Colony
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Paint and Clay Club-
- •Silvermine Artists Guild
Exhibition of Museum
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Detroit Institute of Art
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts