Arthur B. Davies, ca. 1908. Photograph by Gertrude Käsebier. Ferargil Galleries records, circa 1900-1963. Archives of American, Smithsonian Institution.
Arthur B. Davies (1862–1928) was an artist and
organizer. Davies possessed formidable organizational skills which served him
well as the second elected president of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors (AAPS).
Davies was also a knowledgeable authority on emerging trends in European and American art in the early 1910s. Indeed, it was Davies who urged Walt Kuhn to travel to Europe to visit major exhibitions in Cologne and London. Davies helped to mount the 1913 Armory Show and, along with Walter Pach, was largely responsible for the art in the International Exhibition. His dynamic career as an artist and patron often involved promoting post-impressionism in the United States.
Davies exhibited six pieces in the Armory Show including oil paintings and pastels.
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