Art historians and curators offer disparate explanations for Stuart Davis’ absence from the list of American artists who are “household names.” Stuart was ahead of his time, say some. His paintings ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of painter Stuart Davis measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1940. The collection is comprised of correspondence that includes ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. At the same time, however, Davis felt a deep attachment to the subject matter of his art, and did not hesitate to ...

The exhibition that belatedly introduced Van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Rouault, Braque and Picasso to the U.S. public—Manhattan’s Armory Show in 1913 —also inspired a young U.S. artist named Stuart ...

Painter Stuart Davis is a small, rotund man who complains a good deal these days about not feeling too well. When asked specifically what ails him, he sweepingly announces, “I’m sick!” He may be—but ...