Clay bust of Gordon W. Blackwell in academic regalia with Furman University medallion around his neck, circa 1970
Clemson University Libraries On back - Dr. Gordon W. Blackwell President of Furman University Greenville, S.C. (now being cast in bronze)
Gainesville, Georgia mayor John Cromartie, Georgia Governor Carl Sanders and James Dunlap (left to right) with bust of Sanders, 1966 May
Clemson University Libraries Bust unveiled during dedication of a food science building at the University of Georgia's Agricultural Experiment Station in Griffin, Georgia.
Bronze bust of Melvin Jones
Clemson University Libraries Presented in 1949. Placard on front of bust - Melvin Jones Secretary General Lions International presented by the Lions of South Carolina Madison Square Garden, N.Y.C. Lion A. W. Davidson Sculptor.
Side view of clay bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr. next to reference photographs, circa 1978
Clemson University Libraries Likely 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.
Bust of James Marion Sims in the Lancaster (SC) Public Library, circa 1975
Clemson University Libraries A. Wolfe Davidson created this bust in 1938 under the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project for the Lancaster Public Library.
Side view of plaster bust of Robert Mills, circa 1938
Clemson University Libraries On front - Robert Mills Architect and Engineer 1781-1855 (From an Original Portrait Bust Made for this Publication by A. Wolfe Davidson). From the book Internal Improvement in South Carolina, 1817-1828 by David Kohn, Bess Glenn and George L. Champion.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay bust of Stephen Decatur, circa 1980
Clemson University Libraries Bronze 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.
Clay bust of Melvin Jones next to reference photographs of Jones, 1949
Clemson University Libraries Part 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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Clay bust of Melvin Jones next to reference photographs of Jones, 1949
Clemson University Libraries Part 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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Back of clay bust of L. Marion Gressette, circa 1977
Clemson University Libraries Inscription 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.
Bust of Andrew Jackson in the Lancaster (SC) Public Library
Clemson University Libraries Bust created by A. Wolfe Davidson in 1938 under the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project for the Lancaster South Carolina Public Library.
Bronze busts of Robert C. Edwards (left) and Robert Franklin Poole
Clemson University Libraries Busts commissioned by Clemson University where Edwards was president from 1959 to 1979 and Poole was president from 1940-1958.
A. Wolfe Davidson with busts in his studio, 1965 May
Clemson University Libraries Davidson 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 May
Clemson University Libraries Davidson 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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Ceramic bust of André Smith in plaster mold at The Research Studio artists' colony in Maitland, Florida, circa 1953
Clemson University Libraries Smith was founder of The Research Studio where Davidson was artist in residence. On front - A fourth of the mould is removed from the casting.
Bust of Edgar A. Brown in R.M. Cooper Library sculpted by Julian Harris
Clemson University Libraries UA100_1954; On Back: [bust of Edgar A. Brown in the Edgar Brown Room in R.M. Cooper Library] [c1971]
Plaster molds and clay busts of Robert C. Edwards (left) and Frank Howard, circa 1967
Clemson University Libraries Steps in process of creating bronze busts for Clemson University where Edwards was president from from 1959 to 1979 and Howard was football coach and athletic director from the 1940s to 1960s.
Plaster molds and clay busts of Robert C. Edwards (left) and Frank Howard, circa 1967
Clemson University Libraries Steps in process of creating bronze busts for Clemson University where Edwards was president from from 1959 to 1979 and Howard was football coach and athletic director from the 1940s to 1960s.
Plaster bust of Alexander S. Salley, circa 1935
Clemson University Libraries The bust was donated to the South Carolina Historical Society in 2005. Salley was the first secretary of the South Carolina State Historical Commission, a predecessor to the Historical Society.
A. Wolfe Davidson with bust of André Smith, circa 1953
Clemson University Libraries Bust sculpted while Davidson was in residence at The Research Studio, later known as the Maitland Art Center, an artists' colony in Maitland, Florida founded by Smith.