Clay bust of Marvin Griffin, circa 1955Clemson University LibrariesPreliminary model for bust presented to Governor Marvin Griffin by friends from Laurens County, Georgia in October 1955.
Clay bust of Marvin Griffin, circa 1955Clemson University LibrariesPreliminary model for bust presented to Governor Marvin Griffin by friends from Laurens County, Georgia in October 1955.
Bust of Robert Mills, circa 1964Clemson University LibrariesBust commissioned by the Kohn and Hennig families for display in the Mills-designed Ainsley Hall Mansion in Columbia, South Carolina.
Close up of head of Frank Howard bustClemson University LibrariesStep in the process of creating bronze Frank Howard bust installed in Memorial Stadium at Clemson University in 1969.
Painting of a Torah scrollClemson University LibrariesTorah scroll, a Menorah, and the Hebrew letters "Lamed" left and "Aleph" right. Together, the letters spell "El," the Hebrew word for God.
Clay bust of Stephen Decatur, circa 1980Clemson University LibrariesBust commissioned by the Decatur (Georgia) Lions Club to be installed on the Roy A. Blount Plaza outside the MARTA station, in downtown Decatur circa 1980.
Bust of Byron Herbert Reece, circa 1962Clemson University LibrariesA. Wolfe Davidson presented a bronze bust of Reece to Young Harris College and a ceramic bust of Reece to the Hall County (Georgia) Library in 1962.
Clay bust of Jimmy Carter, circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesDavidson presented a bronze version of this bust to the Georgia Visitor Information Center in Plains, Georgia in 1978 to replace an earlier version he wasn't satisfied with.
Painting of Iranian landmarks, circa 1970Clemson University LibrariesLandmarks in Iran depicted include the dome and minaret of the Jameh Friday Mosque in Isfahan, stone carvings at Persepolis, and the tombs of Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan.
Painting of "Unknown Jewish Martyr," 1971Clemson University LibrariesMemorial of the Unknown Jewish Martyr, a public memorial and tomb in Paris, France, where ashes taken from concentration camps and the Warsaw Ghetto were deposited. Later part of the Shoah Memorial Holocaust museum.
Bust of Robert G. Wilson, circa 1965Clemson University LibrariesWilson was founder of the Barbecue King restaurant in Greenville, South Carolina and inventor of the world's first commercial rotisserie oven. Bust of John F. Kennedy seen in background.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay bust of Jimmy Carter, circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesDavidson presented a bronze version of this bust to the Georgia Visitor Information Center in Plains, Georgia in 1978 to replace an earlier version he wasn't satisfied with.
Painting of "Unknown Jewish Martyr," circa 1970Clemson University LibrariesThe Memorial of the Unknown Jewish Martyr, a public memorial and tomb in Paris, France, where ashes taken from concentration camps and the Warsaw Ghetto were deposited. Later part of the Shoah Memorial Holocaust museum. On back - Memorial Du Martyr Juif Inconnu Paris; UNKNOWN JEWISH MARTYR. PARIS 1976
Clay bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr., circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesLikely preliminary for a bronze bust of Blatt created by A. Wolfe Davidson for the Solomon Blatt Office Building, part of the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
Painting of Roman landmarks, circa 1970Clemson University LibrariesLandmarks in Rome, Italy depicted include the exterior of the Coliseum and the Pantheon, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and a relief on the Arch of Titus showing a triumphal procession bearing the Menorah taken by Roman forces from the Temple of Jerusalem during its sacking in AD 70. On back - 1 - 5 x 7 Color A.W. Davidson
Painting of Roman landmarks, circa 1965Clemson University LibrariesLandmarks in Rome, Italy depicted include the exterior of the Coliseum and the Pantheon, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and a relief on the Arch of Titus showing a triumphal procession bearing the Menorah taken by Roman forces from the Temple of Jerusalem during its sacking in AD 70.
Clay bust of Melvin Jones next to reference photographs of Jones, 1949Clemson University LibrariesPart of process for making a bronze bust of Jones presented by the South Carolina delegation at the Lions Club International Convention in Madison Square Garden, New York in 1949. On back - Melvin Jones CLAY 1949
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Bust of Robert G. Wilson, circa 1965Clemson University LibrariesWilson was founder of the Barbecue King restaurant in Greenville, South Carolina and inventor of the world's first commercial rotisserie oven. Bust of John F. Kennedy seen in background. Bust of John F. Kennedy in background. On back - Mr. Wilson; Greenville, S.C.
Oil painting depicting scenes from the 1919 Russian Revolution, circa 1980Clemson University LibrariesDepicts figures and events in the Russian Revolution and subsequent civil war, including Karl Marx, Grigori Rasputin, Tsar Nicholas II, and Vladimir Lenin, as well as members of the Red Army with the date February 23rd, 1919 Red Army Day.
Full size bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond, circa 1980Clemson University LibrariesIn room with other artwork, including a smaller bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond that is possibly a model or study for the larger work. The larger panel originally was created for the Strom Thurmond Federal Office Building in Columbia, South Carolina but never installed there. The larger panel was installed in Strom Thurmond High School in Edgefield, South Carolina in 2016.
Theodor Herzl (bust)Clemson University LibrariesSculpted clay bust of Theodor Herzl, an Austro-Hungarian Jewish writer and political activist, on a round wooden pedestal with the clay bust of Chaim Weizmann (on the right) and two other busts. Clay bust of Clemson University president Robert C. Edwards visible in left background; clay bust of US President Woodrow Wilson visible in right background. Photograph taken at A. Wolfe Davidson's home studio in Gainesville, GA. Image taken from a negative.
Back view of ceramic bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr., circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesInscribed on sculpture - Solomon Blatt Barnwell South Carolina Member House of Representative For Forty Six Years and its Speaker for Thirty Three Years. Likely preliminary for a bronze bust of Blatt created by A. Wolfe Davidson for the Solomon Blatt Office Building, part of the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.