Clay bust of L. Marion Gressette, circa 1977Clemson University LibrariesStep in process of creating bust for L. Marion Gressette State Office Building in the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
Large and small models for "Brotherhood of the Tiger" statue, circa 1967Clemson University LibrariesModels are preliminary for A. Wolfe Davidson's "Brotherhood of the Tiger" aluminum statue commissioned by Tiger Brotherhood and installed in front of Clemson University's Littlejohn Coliseum in 1969. Busts of Robert C. Edwards (left), Frank Howard (2nd from left) and others in background.
Clay bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr., circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesLikely preliminary for a bronze bust of Blatt created for the Solomon Blatt Office Building, part of the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina. On front - Solomon Blatt.
Clay bust of Frank Howard, circa 1967Clemson University LibrariesStep in the process of creating bronze Frank Howard bust installed in Memorial Stadium at Clemson University in 1969.
Ceramic bas-relief portrait medallion of Sherry and Larry Keaton, circa 1951Clemson University LibrariesMedallion presented to their father, Lions Club International Director-General R. Roy Keaton, by the Gainesville, Georgia Lions Club during his visit to the city in 1951. Inscribed on medallion - Sherry & Larry Keaton Gainesville, GA Lions Club 1951. On front - Keaton Children.
Clay bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr., circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesLikely preliminary for a bronze bust of Blatt created for the Solomon Blatt Office Building, part of the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
Clay bust of William Henry Belk, circa 1953Clemson University LibrariesLikely a model for a bust created in 1953 and presented by C.R. Franklin on behalf of Gallant-Belk Company of Gainesville, Georgia to the Belk family at the Belk Store Managers' Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The family placed the bronzed bust in W.H. Belk's office in Charlotte, NC.
Bust of Crawford W. Long, circa 1956Clemson University LibrariesInscription on front of bust - Crawford W. Long 1815-1868 First to use sulphuric ether as an anesthetic Jefferson, Georgia March 20 1842.
Bust of L. Marion GressetteClemson University LibrariesBust created for L. Marion Gressette State Office Building in the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
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 André Smith, circa 1953Clemson University LibrariesBust sculpted while A. Wolfe Davidson was in residence at The Research Studio, later known as the Maitland Art Center, an artists' colony in Maitland, Florida founded by Smith.
Man riding donkeyClemson University LibrariesUsed as an illustration in A. Wolfe Davidson's unpublished memoir "The Power of Pearls."
Back of 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. Inscription on back of bust - Stephen Decatur, 1779-1820 / "Our country in her intercourse with other nations; may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong."
Plaster model of obverse of Columbia, South Carolina Sesquicentennial commemorative half dollarClemson University LibrariesDepicts Lady Justice holding a sword and scales standing between South Carolina's old State House, built in 1790, and the new State House, completed in 1903. Inscribed on model - Sesquicentennial Celebration of the Capital Columbia South Carolina; Liberty; 1786-1936
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 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.
Plaster bust of Enoch W. Sikes, circa 1935Clemson University LibrariesCreated for Clemson College, where Sikes was president from 1925 to 1940, to display in the library.
Bronze 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.
Clay bust of André Smith, circa 1953Clemson University LibrariesBust sculpted while A. Wolfe Davidson was in residence at The Research Studio, later known as the Maitland Art Center, an artists' colony in Maitland, Florida founded by Smith.
Bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond, circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesPossibly a model or study for a larger panel, partially seen in background, that was originally 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.
Clay bust of Robert C. Edwards, circa 1967Clemson University LibrariesStep in process of creating bronze bust commissioned by Clemson University where Edwards was president from 1959 to 1979.
Ceramic 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.
Frank Howard with clay bust of himself, circa 1967Clemson University LibrariesClay bust is step in the process of creating bronze Frank Howard bust installed in Memorial Stadium at Clemson University in 1969.
Clay model for "Brotherhood of the Tiger" statue, circa 1967Clemson University LibrariesTiger model is preliminary for A. Wolfe Davidson's "Brotherhood of the Tiger" aluminum statue commissioned by Tiger Brotherhood and installed in front of Clemson University's Littlejohn Coliseum in 1969. Busts of Robert C. Edwards (left), Frank Howard (2nd from left) and others can be seen in the background.
Bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond, circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesPossibly a model or study for a larger panel, partially seen in background, originally 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. On front - 25" [width] 80" [height]
Clay bust of Robert C. Edwards, circa 1967Clemson University LibrariesStep in process of creating bronze bust commissioned by Clemson University where Edwards was president from 1959 to 1979.
Clay bust of Frank Howard, circa 1967Clemson University LibrariesStep in the process of creating bronze Frank Howard bust installed in Memorial Stadium at Clemson University in 1969.