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.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay bust of Jimmy Carter, circa 1978
Clemson University Libraries Davidson 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 (left) with Frank Howard and clay bust of Howard, circa 1967
Clemson University Libraries Clay bust is step in the process of creating bronze Frank Howard bust installed in Memorial Stadium at Clemson University in 1969.
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) and monument committee member Nat Ashe of HFC Feeds examine model of rooster sculpture, 1976 December
Clemson University Libraries Model is preliminary design for 12 foot tall monument honoring state's poultry industry intended for display in Gainesville, Georgia.
1976-12
Portrait photograph of A. Wolfe Davidson
Clemson University Libraries On front - These proofs are the property of Kislek Photographers, and are loaned to you for a reasonable period of time to make your decision and selection of poses. If not returned upon request, a charge will be made Kislek
A. Wolfe Davidson with his back yard fountain at his home on Candler Street in Gainesville, Georgia, circa 1972
Clemson University Libraries Four foot tall ornamental fountain and reservoir made out of cast stone built in 1961.
A. Wolfe Davidson with wooden model of rooster sculpture, 1976
Clemson University Libraries Model 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.
1976
A. Wolfe Davidson (lower left corner) and Greenville Senior High School students studying Anna Hyatt Huntington's 'El Cid' sculpture, circa 1940
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A. Wolfe Davidson (left) with Frank Howard and clay bust of Howard, circa 1967
Clemson University Libraries Clay bust is step in the process of creating bronze Frank Howard bust installed in Memorial Stadium at Clemson University in 1969.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay model for "Brotherhood of the Tiger" statue, 1967 April 28
Clemson University Libraries 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.
1967-04-28
Brenau College men's faculty social club meeting at A. Wolfe Davidson's house, circa 1955
Clemson University Libraries Left to right - Joseph Worth Sharp, Van Dee, Dellianoy, Scott, Richard Giltner, Swaet, Josiah Crudup, A. Wolfe Davidson, Thomas Isbell, Miller, Bob Williams, Fletcher
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.
A. Wolfe Davidson (center in bowtie) and others at luncheon, 1965 May 1
Clemson University Libraries Taken during a luncheon at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia, South Carolina celebrating James F. Byrnes' 86th birthday and James F. and Maude Busch Byrnes' 59th wedding anniversary. Davidson's bust of James F. Byrnes was presented during the celebration.
1965-05-01
A. Wolfe Davidson pouring clay slip into plaster mold at The Research Studio artists' colony in Maitland, Florida, circa 1953
Clemson University Libraries Casting a ceramic bust of André Smith, founder of The Research Studio where Davidson was artist in residence.
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.
1965-05
A. Wolfe Davidson pouring clay slip into plaster mold at The Research Studio artists' colony in Maitland, Florida, circa 1953
Clemson University Libraries Casting a ceramic bust of André Smith, founder of The Research Studio where Davidson was artist in residence.
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.
1965-05
Portrait photograph of A. Wolfe Davidson
Clemson University Libraries On front - These proofs are the property of Kislek Photographers, and are loaned to you for a reasonable period of time to make your decision and selection of poses. If not returned upon request, a charge will be made Kislek
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.
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.
1965-05
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
A. Wolfe Davidson (right) with family at granddaughter Jennifer Burwinkle's bat mitzvah, 1977 May 29
Clemson University Libraries On back - at Knesseth Israel for Jenny's Bat Mitzvah. Front row, left to right - Jess, Hana, A. Wolfe Davidson; Back row, left to right - Edith Davidson Burwinkle, Jennifer Burwinkle, Reb Burwinkle
1977-5-29
Robert C. Edwards (center), A. Wolfe Davidson (2nd from right), Bill Atchley (right) and others at Thomas and Anna Clemson's grave at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Pendleton, South Carolina during Clemson University's Founders Day service, 1981 April 9
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A. Wolfe Davidson pouring clay slip into plaster mold at The Research Studio artists' colony in Maitland, Florida, circa 1953
Clemson University Libraries Casting a ceramic bust of André Smith, founder of The Research Studio where Davidson was artist in residence. Attached to front - Slip poured into plaster mould.
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.
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.
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.
1965
A. Wolfe Davidson with bronze bust of Gordon W. Blackwell in academic regalia with Furman University medallion around his neck, circa 1970
Clemson University Libraries Bust was created for Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina where Blackwell served as president. Paintings by A. Wolfe Davidson in background.
Solomon Blatt, Sr. (left) and A. Wolfe Davidson with clay bust of Blatt, circa 1978
Clemson University Libraries 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. On front - Solomon Blatt 1978 - 23 inches.
A. Wolfe Davidson with bronze bust of Gordon W. Blackwell in academic regalia with Furman University medallion around his neck, circa 1970
Clemson University Libraries Bust was created for Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina where Blackwell served as president. Paintings by A. Wolfe Davidson in background.
A. Wolfe Davidson (back row, far right) with Greenville Senior High School art class, 1935
Clemson University Libraries Attached to the duplicate photograph of Mss356_0441 is a list of student names: Standing - 1., 2. McDaniel?, 3., 4. Martha Bruce, 5. Ellen Carpenter, 6. Eloise Donkel, 7. Ann Phillips, 8., 9. Frank Barnes, 10. Constance Whatley, 11. Curtis Fowler, 12. Melvin Bloom, 13., 14. Abe [A. Wolfe Davidson]; Seated - 1. Frances McComell, 2. Townsend, 3.Gerda Prevost, 4. Billy Bonham, 5. Miller, 6. Ernest Seehrest, 7. Marion Webster, 8.
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) and International Lions Club Director-General R. Roy Keaton looking at bas relief portrait medallion of Keaton's children at Lions Club meeting in Gainesville, Georgia, 1951
Clemson University Libraries Inscribed on medallion - Sherry & Larry Keaton Gainesville, GA Lions Club 1951
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) with Billy Carter (2nd from right) and others surrounding bronze bust of Jimmy Carter at Georgia Visitor Information Center in Plains, Georgia, 1977
Clemson University Libraries Davidson was not satisfied with this bust and replaced it with a different version in 1978.
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay model for his "Brotherhood of the Tiger" statue next to tiger in cage at Grant Park Zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, 1966 December
Clemson University Libraries Ink lines drawn over tiger. Clay 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.
1966-12
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) holding check with Myrtle Power behind ceramic bust of Power, 1955 September
Clemson University Libraries Myrtle 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.
Presentation of James C. Littlejohn bronze bust at dedication of Littlejohn Coliseum, 1969 February 22
Clemson University Libraries Left to right - A. Wolfe Davidson, Samuel M. Littlejohn, James P. Littlejohn, Wright Bryan, Mary Katherine Littlejohn, Robert C. Edwards
A. Wolfe Davidson with clay model for his "Brotherhood of the Tiger" statue next to two tigers in cage at Grant Park Zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, 1966 December
Clemson University Libraries Clay 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.
A. Wolfe Davidson (left in bowtie), J. W. Gordon Gourlay (right) and others at luncheon, 1965 May 1
Clemson University Libraries Taken during a luncheon at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia, South Carolina celebrating James F. Byrnes' 86th birthday and James F. and Maude Busch Byrnes' 59th wedding anniversary. Davidson's bust of James F. Byrnes was presented during the celebration.
A. Wolfe Davidson (back row, far right) with Greenville Senior High School art class, 1935
Clemson University Libraries Attached to the duplicate photograph of Mss356_0441 is a list of student names: Standing - 1., 2. McDaniel?, 3., 4. Martha Bruce, 5. Ellen Carpenter, 6. Eloise Donkel, 7. Ann Phillips, 8., 9. Frank Barnes, 10. Constance Whatley, 11. Curtis Fowler, 12. Melvin Bloom, 13., 14. Abe [A. Wolfe Davidson]; Seated - 1. Frances McComell, 2. Townsend, 3.Gerda Prevost, 4. Billy Bonham, 5. Miller, 6. Ernest Seehrest, 7. Marion Webster, 8. On back - 35 cent each, First Art Class, Greenville Sr. High School, 1935
A. Wolfe Davidson (standing right) and others watch unveiling of bust of Jesse Dickson Jewell, circa 1951
Clemson University Libraries A. Wolfe Davidson (far right) and Jesse Dickson Jewell (fourth from right) posing with a bronze bust of Jewell at its unveiling at a dinner in the Gainesville, Georgia Civic Building. Bust was created for Georgia Poultry Hall of Fame.
A. Wolfe Davidson removing ceramic bust of André Smith from 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. Attached to front - A section of the mould is removed from the casting twenty four hours after the slip was poured in.
Greenville News article about Greenville High School art class taught by A. Wolfe Davidson, 1937 February 14
Clemson University Libraries Image in newspaper article includes, seated left to right - Lillian Zaglin, Mary Frances Poole, Frances McConnell, Frank Barnes, Louise Cooper, Mildred Lusk, Nell Jacobs, Frances Evans, Constance Whatley, Ellen Carpenter, Gerdo Prevost, Ernest Sechrist; standing, left to right - Frances Ellis, Dorothy Dillard, A. Wolfe Davidson.
International Lions Club Director-General R. Roy Keaton (2nd from left) shakes hands with A. Wolfe Davidson as others look on during presentation of bas relief portrait medallion of Keaton's children at Lions Club meeting in Gainesville, Georgia, 1951
Clemson University Libraries Inscribed on medallion - Sherry & Larry Keaton Gainesville, GA Lions Club 1951
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) and Solomon Blatt, Sr. in front of bronze bust of Blatt in the South Carolina State House on the day of bust dedication ceremony, 1979 June 29
Clemson University Libraries The bust later was placed in the Solomon Blatt Office Building, part of the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
A. Wolfe Davidson (center) with James F. Byrnes (right) and Maude Busch Byrnes, 1965 May 1
Clemson University Libraries Taken after presentation of Davidson's bust of James F. Byrnes during a luncheon at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia, South Carolina celebrating James F. Byrnes' 86th birthday and the Byrnes' 59th wedding anniversary.
A. Wolfe Davidson with bronze bust of Jimmy Carter at Georgia Visitor Information Center in Plains, Georgia, 1977
Clemson University Libraries Davidson was not satisfied with this bust and replaced it with a different version in 1978. On back - HI! Enjoyed meeting you at the Ga. Chicken cooking contest held in Plains, Ga - a few weeks ago. Look us (Posey and me) up whenever you are "our way." Here is a picture (I had this copy made for you) - very similar to the one in the newspaper. Don't spill your coffee on your sox!! Joanne Mams ... Marietta, Ga.
Robert C. Edwards, A. Wolfe Davidson, James F. Byrnes and Roger C. Peace (left to right) with bust of Byrnes, 1965 May 1
Clemson University Libraries Byrnes is depicted in United States Supreme Court justice robe. Taken after presentation of Davidson's bust of Byrnes during a luncheon celebrating James F. Byrnes' 86th birthday and James F. and Maude Busch Byrnes' 59th wedding anniversary at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia, SC.
A. Wolfe Davidson (left) and Solomon Blatt, Sr. in front of bronze bust of Blatt in the South Carolina State House on the day of bust dedication ceremony, 1979 June 29
Clemson University Libraries The bust later was placed in the Solomon Blatt Office Building, part of the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina. On front - To A. Wolfe Davidson. With my best wishes. Solomon Blatt. Speaker Emeritus, S.C. House of Representatives Barnwell, S.C. June 29, 1979