A. Wolfe Davidson with 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. Attached to image - Commodore Stephen Decatur (to be unveiled in Decatur GA.) 27 inches
A. Wolfe Davidson with busts in his studio, 1965Clemson University LibrariesDavidson is touching bust of James F. Byrnes. Back row, left to right - busts of Robert Mills, John F. Kennedy, O.C. Aderhold, Lewis Massey. Front row, left to right - busts of Alfred H. Holbrook, Rafe Banks, Bill Scholtz.
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A. Wolfe Davidson with busts in his studio, 1965 MayClemson University LibrariesDavidson is working on bust of James F. Byrnes. Back row, left to right - busts of Robert Mills, John F. Kennedy, O.C. Aderhold, Lewis Massey. Front row, left to right - busts of Alfred H. Holbrook, Rafe Banks, Bill Scholtz.
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A. Wolfe Davidson with busts in his studio, 1965 MayClemson University LibrariesDavidson is working on bust of James F. Byrnes. Back row, left to right - busts of Robert Mills, John F. Kennedy, O.C. Aderhold, Lewis Massey. Front row, left to right - busts of Alfred H. Holbrook, Rafe Banks, Bill Scholtz.
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A. Wolfe Davidson with busts in his studio, 1965 MayClemson University LibrariesDavidson is working on bust of James F. Byrnes. Back row, left to right - busts of Robert Mills, John F. Kennedy, O.C. Aderhold, Lewis Massey. Front row, left to right - busts of Alfred H. Holbrook, Rafe Banks, Bill Scholtz.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay "Brotherhood of the Tiger" statue, circa 1967Clemson University LibrariesModel 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.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay bust of Jimmy Carter, circa 1977Clemson University LibrariesDavidson presented a bronze version of this bust to the Georgia Visitor Information Center in Plains, Georgia in 1977 but replaced it with a different version in 1978.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr., circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesLikely preliminary for a bronze bust of Blatt created by Davidson for the Solomon Blatt Office Building, part of the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay bust of Stephen Decatur, circa 1980Clemson University LibrariesBronze version of the Decatur bust was commissioned by the Decatur Lions Club and installed on the Roy A. Blount Plaza, outside of the Decatur MARTA station, in downtown Decatur, Georgia in 1980.
A. Wolfe Davidson with wooden model of rooster sculpture, 1976Clemson University LibrariesModel is preliminary design for 12 foot tall monument honoring state's poultry industry intended for display in Gainesville, Georgia. On a mockup platform of grass, bushes, and a wrought iron fence.
Back of clay bust of L. Marion Gressette, circa 1977Clemson University LibrariesInscription on back of bust - L. Marion Gresette 1902 St. Matthews, South Carolina / Legislative leader for over half a century. Step in process of creating bust for L. Marion Gressette State Office Building in the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
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."
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.
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.
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]
Bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond, circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesPossibly a model or study for a larger panel 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.
Bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond, circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesPossibly a model or study for larger panel 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.
Bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond, circa 1980Clemson University LibrariesPossibly a model or study for a larger panel 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.