Keith F. Davis

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Keith F. Davis (born 1952) is an American photography curator, collector, and the author of several books on photography. [1]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dykstra, Jean (January–February 2013). "The Curators". Photograph. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  2. ↑ "An Interview with Keith F. Davis, Part 1: It's Not a Normal Job". 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. ↑ The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Photography Collection Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Heffley, Lynne (2006-01-14). "Nelson-Atkins gets Hallmark photos". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Keith F. Davis Named Senior Curator of Photography" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  6. ↑ "Keith Davis - The Graveyard Shift". Brinton Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  7. ↑ "The Origins of American Photography". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  8. ↑ "The Life and Work of Sid Grossman - Sid Grossman - Publications - Howard Greenberg Gallery".
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