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Vestie Davis

Vestie Edward Davis (1903 - 1978) was active/lived in New York, Delaware.  Vestie Davis is known for Naive urban street genre painting.

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This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.  

VESTIE EDWARD DAVIS (November 10, 1903 – November 1978)
A.K.A. “Vestie E. Davis,” “Vesty Davis”

Self-taught painter of city scenes and animals. Born in Hillsboro, Maryland, the son of Jennie D. (b. 1880) and Edward B. Davis (1879 – 1961), his father was a blacksmith and the family resided in Hillsboro, a small town located on the eastern shore of Maryland.

While Davis reported doing some drawing as a child, he did not return to his artwork until later in life. During the interim he moved to New York (1928) where he worked for nearly two decades at a variety of jobs, including railroad conductor, embalmer, circus barker and ticket taker, newsstand operator, pall bearer and organist. The last position, that of organist, was one that he held at his church in Brooklyn for many years even after he became successfu   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9135 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Vestie Davis

   Vestie Davis  Born:  1903 - Hillsboro, Maryland
Died:   1978 - New York, New York
Known for:  Naive urban street genre painting

This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.  

VESTIE EDWARD DAVIS (November 10, 1903 – November 1978)
A.K.A. “Vestie E. Davis,” “Vesty Davis”

Self-taught painter of city scenes and animals. Born in Hillsboro, Maryland, the son of Jennie D. (b. 1880) and Edward B. Davis (1879 – 1961), his father was a blacksmith and the family resided in Hillsboro, a small town located on the eastern shore of Maryland.

While Davis reported doing some drawing as a child, he did not return to his artwork until later in life. During the interim he moved to New York (1928) where he worked for nearly two decades at a variety of job  ...  Displaying 750 of 9135 characters.

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