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Identification and Creation Object Number 1967.79 People Stuart Davis, American (Philadelphia, PA 1892 - 1964 New York, NY) Title Stuart Davis Papers Classification Archival Material Work Type drawing Date 1920-1964 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/29993 Physical Descriptions Medium Various media, including ink, graphite, and colored pencil on tan or brown paper Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Davis Copyright © President and Fellows of Harvard College Accession Year 1967 Object Number 1967.79 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary The Stuart Davis papers comprise approximately 10,000 pages, dating from the 1920s through the early 1960s, including notes on art theory, politics, and social commentary. Included in the papers are c. 1,100 drawings and diagrams. These have received individual accession numbers (1967.79.1-1165). The collection consists of Davis's notes, largely written on individual sheets of highly acidic paper over a period of over 40 years. The pages have been kept in the order in which they were received, which appears to be roughly chronological (although some sheets are undated). Davis used a variety of writing materials: graphite, ink, ballpoint pen, felt marker, crayon, and colored pencil. Some of the papers are typed, and some include textual diagrams and drawings. The papers chronicle the evolution of the theoretical underpinnings of Davis's art, and address such topics as art theory, politics and social commentary. Also included are lectures, drafts of letters, sketches, diagrams, and studio notes accompanied by detailed studies for over 75 of his gouaches, caseins, and oils, including such major paintings as "Report from Rockport," "Arboretum by Flashbulb," "Ursine Park," "Ultra-Marine," "The Mellow Pad," "Visa," "Rapt at Rappaport's," "American Painting," "Deuce," "Cliché," "Ready-to-Wear," "Pochade," and "Unfinished Business." The papers are extremely fragile, so the originals are not accessible. Thirty drawings have been matted and can be seen at the Harvard Art Museums. The papers can be seen on microfilm at Houghton Library, Harvard University (*69M-153). The drawings and diagrams have all been digitized and are available on the Harvard Art Museum's Collections Online website (http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collection) or Harvard's Visual Image Access (VIA) database (http://via.lib.harvard.edu/via/deliver/advancedsearch?_collection=via). The drawings and diagrams were catalogued by Mark Rutkoski, co-editor (with Ani Boyajian) of "Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné" (New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery/Yale University Press, 2007). For more information, see the Finding Aid and Index to the Papers: http://nrs.hvrd.art/urn-3:HUAM:art00006 Permission to quote from the papers may be obtained from the Curator of Archives, Harvard Art Museum. Related Works 1967.79.973 Stuart Davis Art Theory Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.1080 Stuart Davis Color Diagram for “Composition Concrete” Archival Material 1967.79.1081 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1082 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1085 Stuart Davis Study for “Study for ‘Pochade’ #3” Archival Material 1967.79.1086 Stuart Davis Study for “Study for ‘Pochade’ #2” Archival Material 1967.79.1091 Stuart Davis Study for "Pochade" Archival Material 1967.79.1092 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1087 Stuart Davis Study for ”Standard Still Life” Archival Material 1967.79.1088 Stuart Davis Study for “Study for ‘Pochade’ #2” Archival Material 1967.79.974 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.963 Stuart Davis Study for “’Art Digest’ Cover” Archival Material 1967.79.964 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.1083 Stuart Davis Study for "Pochade" Archival Material 1967.79.1084 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.1089 Stuart Davis Study for “Study for ‘Pochade’ #3” Archival Material 1967.79.1090 Stuart Davis Study for “Standard Still Life #2” Archival Material 1967.79.1095 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1096 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1097 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.957 Stuart Davis Study for “Something on the 8 Ball” Archival Material 1967.79.958 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.977 Stuart Davis Color Diagram for “Tournos” Archival Material 1967.79.968 Stuart Davis Study for “’Art Digest’ Cover” Archival Material 1967.79.965 Stuart Davis Study of “Columbia Records Album Cover” Archival Material 1967.79.966 Stuart Davis Study for “’Art Digest’ Cover” Archival Material 1967.79.1093 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1094 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1098 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1099 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.1100 Stuart Davis Study for “Pochade” Archival Material 1967.79.987 Stuart Davis Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.988 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Horses and Riders Archival Material 1967.79.999 Stuart Davis Study for "Ursine Park" Archival Material 1967.79.1003 Stuart Davis Study for “Ursine Park” Archival Material 1967.79.1004 Stuart Davis Study for “Ursine Park” Archival Material 1967.79.1007 Stuart Davis Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.1008 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Diagram Archival Material 1967.79.1011 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Gesture Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.1012 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Gesture Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.1015 Stuart Davis Study for “Cliché” and “Ready-to-Wear” Archival Material 1967.79.1016 Stuart Davis Study for “Cliché” and “Ready-to-Wear” Archival Material 1967.79.1017 Stuart Davis Study for “Cliché” and “Ready-to-Wear” Archival Material 1967.79.1018 Stuart Davis Study for “Cliché” and “Ready-to-Wear” Archival Material 1967.79.1019 Stuart Davis Study for “Ready-to-Wear” Archival Material 1967.79.1020 Stuart Davis Study for “Cliché” Archival Material 1967.79.1021 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Sketches Archival Material 1967.79.1022 Stuart Davis Calligraphic Tone Diagram Archival Material 1967.79.1023 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Minimum and Maximum Ratio Differential Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.1024 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Minimum and Maximum Ratio Differential Diagram Archival Material 1967.79.1045 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Maximum Ratio Differential Diagram Archival Material 1967.79.1046 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Star and Diagram Archival Material 1967.79.1053 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Sketches Archival Material 1967.79.1054 Stuart Davis A and B Figure Fields Archival Material 1967.79.1065 Stuart Davis Study for “UFO” Archival Material 1967.79.1066 Stuart Davis Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.1069 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Context Figure Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.1070 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Diagram Archival Material 1967.79.1073 Stuart Davis Study for “Composition Concrete” Archival Material 1967.79.1074 Stuart Davis Color Diagram for “Composition Concrete” Archival Material 1967.79.1075 Stuart Davis Study for “Composition Concrete” Archival Material 1967.79.1076 Stuart Davis Study for “Composition Concrete” Archival Material 1967.79.1077 Stuart Davis Study for “Composition Concrete” Archival Material 1967.79.1078 Stuart Davis Study for “Composition Concrete” Archival Material 1967.79.845 Stuart Davis Preliminary Study for “Columbia Records Album Cover” Archival Material 1967.79.846 Stuart Davis Preliminary Study for “Columbia Records Album Cover” Archival Material 1967.79.951 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Study for “Something on the 8 Ball” Archival Material 1967.79.952 Stuart Davis Study for “Something on the 8 Ball” Archival Material 1967.79.962 Stuart Davis Method as Meaning Archival Material 1967.79.975 Stuart Davis Study for “Natural Scene” Archival Material 1967.79.976 Stuart Davis Study for “Tournos” Archival Material 1967.79.959 Stuart Davis Preliminary Study for “’Art Digest’ Cover” Archival Material 1967.79.960 Stuart Davis Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.961 Stuart Davis Sequence-Object Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.950 Stuart Davis Study for “Something on the 8 Ball” Archival Material 1967.79.953 Stuart Davis Study for “Something on the 8 Ball” Archival Material 1967.79.954 Stuart Davis Study for “Something on the 8 Ball” Archival Material 1967.79.955 Stuart Davis Object-Place-Size Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.956 Stuart Davis Study for “Something on the 8 Ball” Archival Material 1967.79.743 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.744 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.749 Stuart Davis Study for “Owh! in San Pão” Archival Material 1967.79.750 Stuart Davis Study for “American Painting” Archival Material 1967.79.970 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.971 Stuart Davis Study for “’Art Digest’ Cover” Archival Material 1967.79.972 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Sequence Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.978 Stuart Davis Study for “Tournos” Archival Material 1967.79.745 Stuart Davis Study for “Owh! in San Pão” Archival Material 1967.79.746 Stuart Davis Study for “Owh! in San Pão” Archival Material 1967.79.747 Stuart Davis Study for “Owh! in San Pão” Archival Material 1967.79.748 Stuart Davis Study for “Owh! in San Pão” Archival Material 1967.79.985 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Box Perspective Diagram Archival Material 1967.79.986 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Box Perspective Diagram Archival Material 1967.79.989 Stuart Davis Black in Front versus White in Front Sketches Archival Material 1967.79.990 Stuart Davis Sketch Archival Material 1967.79.993 Stuart Davis Study for ‘The Outside” Archival Material 1967.79.994 Stuart Davis Study for “Nu” Archival Material 1967.79.1009 Stuart Davis Unit of Place Diagrams Archival Material 1967.79.1010 Stuart Davis Study for “Allée” Archival Material 1967.79.1035 Stuart Davis Art Theory Text with Maximum Ratio Differential Sketch Archival Material Related Media Image from Stuart Davis microfilm, not found in 2005 inventory of papers Image from Stuart Davis microfilm, not found in 2005 inventory of papers Image from Stuart Davis microfilm, not found in 2005 inventory of papers Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. 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