A. Wolfe Davidson with bronze bust of Stephen Decatur, circa 1980
Clemson University Libraries Bust 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.
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) and Solomon Blatt, Sr. with clay head of Blatt, circa 1978
Clemson University Libraries Head likely is 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.
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 clay bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr., circa 1978
Clemson University Libraries Likely 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 bust of Stephen Decatur, circa 1980
Clemson University Libraries Bust 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
Clay bust of Gordon W. Blackwell in academic regalia with Furman University medallion around his neck, circa 1970
Clemson University Libraries Preliminary for bronze bust created for Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina where Blackwell served as president. In studio with other works in background.
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. Paintings by A. Wolfe Davidson seen in background.
Kevin McCulloch (front) and others with bronze bust of Stephen Decatur outside the MARTA station in downtown Decatur, Georgia, circa 1980
Clemson University Libraries Bust commissioned by the Decatur (Georgia) Lions Club.Taken on day bust was dedicated.
Clay bust of Gordon W. Blackwell in academic regalia with Furman University medallion around his neck, circa 1970
Clemson University Libraries Bust was preliminary for bronze bust created for Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina where Blackwell served as president. In studio with other works in background.
Bronze bust of William Henry Belk, circa 1977
Clemson University Libraries 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 bust in W.H. Belk's office in Charlotte, NC.
Plaster mold and bust of Robert C. Edwards in A. Wolfe Davidson's studio, circa 1967
Clemson University Libraries Step in process of creating bronze bust commissioned by Clemson University where Edwards was president from 1959 to 1979. Bust of Frank Howard partially encased in a plaster mold can be seen in the right midground.
Back view of ceramic bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr., circa 1978
Clemson University Libraries Inscribed 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.
Plaster mold and bust of Robert C. Edwards in A. Wolfe Davidson's studio, circa 1967
Clemson University Libraries Step in process of creating bronze bust commissioned by Clemson University where Edwards was president from 1959 to 1979. Bust of Frank Howard partially encased in a plaster mold can be seen in the right midground.
Bust of William Henry Belk, circa 1953
Clemson University Libraries Likely a preliminary 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.
Solomon Blatt, Sr. (left) and A. Wolfe Davidson with clay bust of Blatt, circa 1978
Clemson University Libraries Bust is likely 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.
Clay bust of William Henry Belk, circa 1953
Clemson University Libraries Likely 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.
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) and Hulan Hall with bust of Jesse Dickson Jewell, circa 1951
Clemson University Libraries Bust created for Georgia Poultry Hall of Fame and presented at a dinner in the Gainesville, Georgia Civic Building where this image was taken.
Bust and portrait of William Henry Belk, circa 1953
Clemson University Libraries Likely a preliminary 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.
Tiered display of seventeen busts, circa 1965
Clemson University Libraries Busts include: André Smith (bottom row, second from left); Byron Herbert Reece (second row, first from left); H.M. Robinson (second row, first from right); Abraham Lincoln (third row, third from left); Albert Einstein (third row, second from right); and John F. Kennedy (top row center).
A. Wolfe Davidson with busts in his studio, 1965
Clemson University Libraries Davidson 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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