Margo Davis Explained
| Margo Davis |
| Birth Name: | Margo Baumgarten |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | UC Berkeley (BA)[1] San Jose State University (MA) |
| Known For: | Fine Art Portraiture, Documentary Photography |
| Spouse: | - Gregson Davis
- Anthony Browne
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Margo Baumgarten Davis is a photographer, educator and author of several photographer's books.[2]
Personal life
Margo was raised in Connecticut and has lived for over 30 years in Palo Alto, California. She attended Bennington College,[3] spent time at the Sorbonne studying French literature, and graduated from University of California, Berkeley. It was at UC Berkeley where she met her first husband Gregson Davis and traveled frequently to his home country of Antigua.[4] [1] She has a daughter, Anika and a son, Julian.[5] [6] [7]
Photography career
Davis has produced photography in Paris, Italy, Nigeria and in the Caribbean, and has done a significant amount of portraiture. Davis has photographed Saul Bellow,[5] Maxine Kingston, Tillie Olsen, Ursula K. Le Guin, Diane Johnson, and Kay Boyle.[8]
In Nigeria, Davis produced a number of photographs of the Fula people.[9]
Davis has spent time lecturing at Stanford on photojournalism with the communications department.[10] She has also taught photography at University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, Santa Cruz.[11]
In 2017, Margo's book Antigua: Photographs 1967-1973 was published by Nazraeli Press. At interview, Margo said she produced the book after hearing interest expressed at an exhibit in Antigua.[12]
Publications
- Book: Antigua Black: Portrait of an Island People. Davis. Gregson. Davis. Margo. Scrimshaw Press. 1973. 091202030X. 1. San Francisco, California.
- Book: Antonia Astori, Designer. Davis. Gregson. Davis. Margo. Edizioni LAN. 1983. Naples, Italy.
- Book: Women Writers of the West Coast: Speaking of Their Lives and Careers. Yalom. Marilyn. Davis. Margo. Capra Press. 1983. 0884962040. 1. Santa Barbara. registration.
- Book: The Stanford Album: A Photographic History, 1885-1945. Davis. Margo. Nilan. Roxanne. Stanford University Press. 1989. 978-0-804-71639-0. Stanford, California.
- Book: Davis, Margo. Under One Sky. Stanford University Press. 2004. 9780804742665. Stanford, California.
- Book: Davis, Margo. Antigua: Photographs 1967-1973. Nazraeli Press. 2017. 978-1-59005-448-2. 1. Munich, Germany.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Were. Natasha. Days of Yore - Photographer Margo Davis. RealLife. 9 January 2017.
- News: Kazak. Don. 3 Nov 2004. "Under One Sky" by Margo Davis. Palo Alto Weekly. 2 Sep 2014.
- 2005. The Landscape of the Face. The Magazine. Bennington College. 12–15. 16 January 2017.
- March 1983. 27. Parallel Lives. MD Magazine.
- News: Walker. Meg. 12 May 1982. Accidental moments and raffias. Palo Alto Weekly.
- News: 27 August 2000. Weddings;Anika Davis, Eliot Pratt. New York Times. 11 January 2017.
- News: June 1995. Margo Davis. Gentry Magazine.
- Book: Yalom, Marilyn. 1 July 1990. Women Writers of the West Coast: Speaking of Their Lives and Careers. Capra Press. 9780884962045. registration.
- News: Greth. Carlos. 15 Oct 1985. 'Humanistic photographer' from Palo Alto records life of nomadic Fulani. Peninsula Times Tribune.
- News: Cline. Lee. 2 Apr 1985. Photo exhibit strong, diverse. The Stanford Daily.
- Web site: Under One Sky, Margo Davis. Stanford University Press. 2016-02-03.
- News: Paull . Laura. 5 January 2017. A photographer who shoots under one sky. The Jewish Week. 9 January 2017.
