Faurest Davis collection
Scope and Contents
The Faurest Davis collection consists of four folders contained in one box. Folder one houses a postcard from Edward Weston to Davis discussing exhibition prints. Folder two contains a photocopied list of Davis’ exhibitions and critiques. Folder three contains photographic materials related to Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, while folder four has photocopies of correspondence addressed to Davis about William V. Turnage.
Dates
- 1937-1987
Creator
- Davis, Faurest (1906-1991) (Person)
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
To access materials from this collection, please contact CCP-RefDesk@email.arizona.edu
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to read correspondence less than 25 years old must be obtained from the holder of literary rights. Other restrictions may apply. See the Archivist for information.
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Biographical Note
Faurest Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906 and shortly after moved with his family to Louisville, Kentucky where he learned to play piano and paint. In 1930 he began his studies in Astronomy at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He quickly found a connection with the art department and in 1930 embarked on creative projects with an 8”x10” view camera. He spent some time photographing tree rings for research and later became a commercial photographer in Tucson from 1939-1941. During this time he also met Ansel Adams, who exhibited Davis at the San Francisco Golden Gate Exposition, and Beaumont Newhall, who purchased a few of Davis’ photographs for the collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Davis died in Tucson, Arizona in 1991.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Abstract
This collection contains miscellaneous materials documenting the life and career of Faurest Davis (1906-1991), photographer. Each group of materials will be described separately. The collection is active.
Arrangement
The Collection is arranged into the following series:
- Series 1: Activity files, 1937-1987, 1 box/4 folders
Other Finding Aids
Please visit the CCP website for a more descriptive version of the finding aid, which includes a detailed inventory list.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Faurest Davis, 1987.
Bibliography
- Coke, Van Deren, The Photographs of Faurest Davis: [exhibition] San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 29 September – 11 November 1984.
General
- Davis, Faurest, 1906-1991
- Weston, Edward, 1886-1958
- Photography
Processing Information
The materials in series 1 were withdrawn from MISCELLANEOUS SMALL COLLECTIONS (AG 8, Subroup 37) by Kristi Bradford in May 1990.
Finding aid updated by Meghan Jordan in May 2016 and by Tai Huesgen in November 2020.
Source
- Weston, Edward, 1886-1958 (Person)
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Film (Organization)
- Group f.64 (Organization)
- Title
- Faurest Davis collection 1937-1987
- Author
- Finding aid created by CCP Archives Staff
- Date
- © 2020
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Creative Photography Archives Repository
