Davis, Jane Anthony, 1821-1855
Person
Parallel Names
- Davis, J.A.
Biography
Folk artist from Warwick, RI who painted more than 75 portraits of family and acquaintances. Until 1981, this artist was only known as J.A. Davis until two American folk art collectors, Sybil B. and Arthur B. Kern, discovered her identity. See Chris Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985), 184.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Davis, Jane Anthony
File — Box SC125 Box 4: Series 2 [Barcode: U185012644690], Folder: 15
Identifier: Sub-series 1.1
Subseries Scope and Content
From the Sub-Series:
The Artists Files subseries contains information related to the artist and their works includes photographs, programs, articles and correspondence used in research for specific artists within the collection.
Dates:
1777 - 2009