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 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
1949
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
Ceramic bust of Jesse Dickson Jewell, 1949Clemson University LibrariesA bronze version of this bust was presented to Jewell in 1950. On back - "Mr. Jesse Jewel Gainseville"; 1949
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) holding check with Myrtle Power behind ceramic bust of Power, 1955 SeptemberClemson University LibrariesMyrtle Power of Buford Georgia was a contestant on the television game show The $64,000 Question, although she elected to leave with her $32,000 winnings rather than try for the $64,000 top prize. The people of Buford commissioned Davidson to create a bronze bust of her and he also made this ceramic bust which he presented to her on her last night on the show.
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.
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.
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Ceramic bust of Josiah Crudup, 1965 JuneClemson University LibrariesShown in A. Wolfe Davidson's office at Brenau College in Gainesville, Georgia where Crudup was President from 1945-1965.
Ceramic bust of Josiah Crudup, 1965 JuneClemson University LibrariesShown in A. Wolfe Davidson's office at Brenau College in Gainesville, Georgia where Crudup was President from 1945-1965.
Ceramic bust of Josiah Crudup, 1965 JuneClemson University LibrariesShown in A. Wolfe Davidson's office at Brenau College in Gainesville, Georgia where Crudup was President from 1945-1965.
Male clay bustClemson University LibrariesSculpute clay bust of a man, with bas-relief medallions - including A. Wolfe Davidson's design of the South Carolina sesquicentennial coin - in background. Image taken from a negative.
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.
"Tree of Liberty" sculpture in an exhibition, 1971Clemson University LibrariesCreated in 1956. The Statue of Liberty holding up a small child instead of a torch, with other figures gathered around her. On base of sculpture - a portion of the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
"Tree of Liberty" sculpture in an exhibition, 1971Clemson University LibrariesCreated in 1956. The Statue of Liberty holding up a small child instead of a torch, with other figures gathered around her. On base of sculpture - a portion of the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
"Tree of Liberty" sculpture in an exhibition, 1971Clemson University LibrariesCreated in 1956. The Statue of Liberty holding up a small child instead of a torch, with other figures gathered around her. On base of sculpture is a portion of the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.
"Tree of Liberty" sculpture in an exhibition, 1971Clemson University LibrariesCreated in 1956. The Statue of Liberty holding up a small child instead of a torch, with other figures gathered around her. On base of sculpture is a portion of the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.
Bust of Zenquisesisky (Zisca) Grant, 1976Clemson University LibrariesCreated for presentation to Zenquisesisky (Zisca) Grant by her grandson Larry Tyner for her 101st birthday on 27 September 1976.
1976
Bust of Zenquisesisky (Zisca) Grant, 1976Clemson University LibrariesCreated for presentation to Zenquisesisky (Zisca) Grant by her grandson Larry Tyner for her 101st birthday on 27 September 1976. On front - 102 years old 1977 - 20 inches, Tyner grandmother.
1976
Bust of Zenquisesisky (Zisca) Grant, 1976Clemson University LibrariesCreated for presentation to Zenquisesisky (Zisca) Grant by her grandson Larry Tyner for her 101st birthday on 27 September 1976.
1976
Bust of L. Marion Gressette, 1977Clemson University LibrariesBust created for L. Marion Gressette State Office Building in the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
1977
Bust of L. Marion Gressette, 1977Clemson University LibrariesBust created for Gressette State Office Building in the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.