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James Granberry Davis

James Granberry Davis (1931 - 2016) was active/lived in Arizona, Kansas.  James Davis is known for Mod figure-interiors, surreal view.

Family moved to Joplin, MO, to Pratt, and in 1944 to Wichita.  Earned a BFA in 1959 and a MFA in 1962 from the Univ. of Wichita.  He, along with five friends, founded the Bottega Gallery in Wichita contributing to the Beat Generation enclave.  Traveled in Mexico and the
southwest painting between 1962-67.  Taught at the Univ. of Missouri in 1967 and at the
Univ. of Arizona beginning in 1969.  He retired from teaching in 1993 to concentrate on
his painting.

Exhibitions: Univ. of Oregon, 1961; Wichita State Univ., 1963; Wichita Art
Museum, 1965, 1975; Univ. of Arizona, 1980; Univ. of Arizona Museum of Art, 1983;
Tucson Museum of Art, 1988; Springfield Art Museum, 1991, 2000; and many more

Collections: Eastern Michigan Univ.; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Smithsonian
American Art Museum; Smith College Museum of Art; Tucson Museum of Art; Wichita
Art Museum; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Hirshhorn Museum; National Gallery of Art;
SOURCES:
Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)"
Wichita Art Museum’s Library Artists’ Files.

This and over 1,750 other biographies can be found in Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945) compiled by Susan V. Craig, Art & Architecture Librarian at University of Kansas.

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 11 auction lots for James Granberry Davis (of which 10 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

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Sales Stats

.   11 auction records.