| Davis, Frederick W. | ||||||||||
| type | Dealer/Gallery Collector | |||||||||
| dates | ca. 1880-1961 | |||||||||
| city | Mexico City | |||||||||
| other cities | Chicago, IL; | |||||||||
| country | Mexico | |||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||
| history |
Davis operated an antiquities and folk art shop in Mexico City. Davis was an early collector and dealer in pre-Columbian and Mexican folk art and his shop was a place where Mexican Modern artists who were interested in pre-Columbian and folk art, often met. He exhibited work by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and Rufino Tamayo; others who came to the shop included Miguel Covarrubias and Jean Charlot. Davis also displayed work by Americans including George Biddle, Caroline Durieux, and William Spratling. |
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| decades | 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 |
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| updated | 03/22/2024 12:09:30 | |||||||||
| research links |
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