Abby A Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
301 South Nassau Street
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
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1811 - 1865. Known for: Naive portrait, landscape painting.
Joseph H. Davis was active circa 1832-1837 in Dover, New Hampshire and nearby Maine towns. A naive or folk artist, he combined drawing with watercolor to produce one-hundred fifty surviving... Read full biography
Joseph H. Davis was active circa 1832-1837 in Dover, New Hampshire and nearby Maine towns. A naive or folk artist, he combined drawing with watercolor to produce one-hundred fifty surviving small-scale portraits of New England families, often husbands and wives seated on opposite sides of their... Read full biography
Joseph H. Davis was active circa 1832-1837 in Dover, New Hampshire and nearby Maine towns. A naive or folk artist, he combined drawing with watercolor to produce one-hundred fifty surviving small-scale portraits of New England families, often husbands and wives seated on opposite sides of their tables, with perhaps the man reading a newspaper, and the woman holding a cat or sewing. They are surrounded by the artifacts of their lives the Bible, bowls of fruit, paintings on the walls, set off by... Read full biography
Joseph H. Davis was active circa 1832-1837 in Dover, New Hampshire and nearby Maine towns. A naive or folk artist, he combined drawing with watercolor to produce one-hundred fifty surviving small-scale portraits of New England families, often husbands and wives seated on opposite sides of their tables, with perhaps the man reading a newspaper, and the woman holding a cat or sewing. They are surrounded by the artifacts of their lives the Bible, bowls of fruit, paintings on the walls, set off by bold designs on carpets and table cloths. While many of the paintings are in the homes of the descendants of those depicted in the works, three paintings are in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and another in the Metropolitan Museum of... Read full biography
Joseph H. Davis was active circa 1832-1837 in Dover, New Hampshire and nearby Maine towns. A naive or folk artist, he combined drawing with watercolor to produce one-hundred fifty surviving small-scale portraits of New England families, often husbands and wives seated on opposite sides of their tables, with perhaps the man reading a newspaper, and the woman holding a cat or sewing. They are surrounded by the artifacts of their lives the Bible, bowls of fruit, paintings on the walls, set off by bold designs on carpets and table cloths. While many of the paintings are in the homes of the descendants of those depicted in the works, three paintings are in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and another in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Little is known about Davis's own life before and after his brief career. On one portrait, he identified himself as a "l... Read full biography
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About Joseph H Davis: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsFenimore Art Museum
5798 State Highway 80
Po Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326Flint Institute of Arts
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024The Currier Museum of Art
201 Myrtle Way
Manchester, NH 03104