Keith F. Davis Explained
Keith F. Davis (born 1952) is an American photography curator, collector, and the author of several books on photography.[1]
Between 1979 and 2005, Davis built the Hallmark Photographic Collection, spanning the history of American photography.[1] [2] In December 2005, the collection was donated to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri.c[3] [4] At that time, the collection consisted of 6,500 images by 900 artists, with an estimated market value of $65 million. Davis had been the Senior Curator of Photography at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from that time,[5] until his retirement in 2020.[6]
Publications
- An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital, The Hallmark Photographic Collection. Harry N Abrams, 1995.
- The Origins of American Photography. Yale University Press, 2007. .[7]
- The Life and Work of Sid Grossman. Howard Greenberg Library/Steidl: Göttingen, 2017. .[8]
References
- News: Jean . Dykstra . The Curators . January–February 2013 . Photograph . 2013-08-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927053651/http://www.photographmag.com/columns?type=4&archive_id=118&issue=janfeb13 . 2013-09-27 .
- News: An Interview with Keith F. Davis, Part 1: It's Not a Normal Job . 2016-08-30 . 2020-11-05 .
- http://www.nelson-atkins.org/collections/collection-history-Photography.cfm The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Photography Collection
- News: Lynne . Heffley . Nelson-Atkins gets Hallmark photos . 2006-01-14 . Los Angeles Times . 2013-08-07 .
- Web site: Keith F. Davis Named Senior Curator of Photography . 2013-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927095154/http://www.nelson-atkins.org/images/PDF/press/2009%2007%2013%20Keith%20Davis.pdf . 2013-09-27 . dead .
- Web site: Keith Davis - The Graveyard Shift . 2024-07-11 . Brinton Museum . en-US.
- Web site: The Origins of American Photography. Yale University Press. 2013-08-06.
- Web site: The Life and Work of Sid Grossman - Sid Grossman - Publications - Howard Greenberg Gallery.
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