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Stuart Davis

1892 - 1964

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Edward Stuart Davis (December 7, 1892 – June 24, 1964) was an early American modernist painter. He was well known for his jazz-influenced, proto-pop art paintings of the 1940s and 1950s, bold, brash, and colorful, as well as his Ashcan School pictures in the early years of the 20th century. With the belief that his work could influence the sociopolitical environment of America, Davis' political message was apparent in all of his pieces from the most abstract to the clearest. Contrary to most modernist artists, Davis was aware of his political objectives and allegiances and did not waver in loyalty via artwork during the course of his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stuart Davis is the 1,948th most popular painter (down from 1,918th in 2019), the 10,652nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,576th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Painter.

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Among painters, Stuart Davis ranks 1,948 out of 2,023. Before him are Maksymilian Gierymski, Thomas Doughty, Sanford Robinson Gifford, William Glackens, John Henry Twachtman, and Derek Riggs. After him are David Smith, Elaine de Kooning, Thomas Baines, Aleksandr Petrov, Alfred Freddy Krupa, and J. Alden Weir.

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Among people born in 1892, Stuart Davis ranks 285. Before him are Archibald MacLeish, Liesl Karlstadt, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, Charles Brackett, Frithjof Sælen, and Ross Cuthbert. After him are Mady Christians, Bjarne Johnsen, John F. Seitz, Augusta Savage, Sumner Welles, and Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi. Among people deceased in 1964, Stuart Davis ranks 204. Before him are Alice Wilson, Harold McMunn, Montgomery Wilson, Mikhail Svetlov, Per Nilsson, and Lillian Copeland. After him are Branislav Hrnjiček, Frank Albertson, Roscoe Pound, Joe Gaetjens, Gracie Allen, and Hedwig Kohn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stuart Davis ranks 10,654 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Collins (1889), Charles Bradley (1948), Herbert Stothart (1885), Billy Corgan (1967), Maggie Wheeler (1961), and Dusty Anderson (1918). After him are Caleb Cushing (1800), Florence Henderson (1934), Roberta Peters (1930), Sheila Jordan (1928), Aja Naomi King (1985), and Eric Holder (1951).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Stuart Davis ranks 133. Before him are William Stanley Haseltine (1835), Edward Henry Potthast (1857), Thomas Doughty (1793), Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823), William Glackens (1870), and John Henry Twachtman (1853). After him are David Smith (1906), Elaine de Kooning (1918), J. Alden Weir (1852), Rembrandt Peale (1778), Thomas Dewing (1851), and Eugene J. Martin (1938).

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