Davis received his B.S. degree in Cinema and Photography from Southern Illinois University and his M.A. degree in the History of Art from the University of New Mexico. He held a research internship at the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, from 1978-79. In 1979 he became Curator of the Hallmark Fine Art Collections, Chief Curator in 1987, and Fine Arts Program Director in 1992. Davis is also an adjunct professor of Art History at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He has curated more than sixty exhibitions from the Hallmark art and photography holdings, which have been seen in leading museums throughout the United States and in Great Britain, France, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Switzerland. Davis has authored twelve catalogs and books, including An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital and The Photographs of Dorothea Lange.
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Diviner (plumb figure)
Mr. Mongrain grew up in the small northern Minnesota town of International Falls, traditionally the coldest place in the continental United States. As a ceramic artist her circumvents the traditional use of clay in is work by using the medium to explore content. There is an iconic presence to these meticulously crafted sculptures as the artist subtly alters the symbolism of everyday objects to create distinct and provocative forms. The core of Jeffrey’s subject matter is the human presence found in issues of faith and science. Many of his objects have a relationship with the Victorian buildings of Glasgow, Scotland where Jeffrey lived and taught for seven years.
Village Woman, Nepal
Connor received her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in 1967 from the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1969 she acquired her Masters degree in photography from the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology. She was a professor of photography from 1969-1999 in the Photography Department at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has appeared in countless exhibitions throughout the United States and the world. Prominent museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles include her works in their permanent collections. Connor?s work often offers the viewer a parallel to contemporary life. In this photograph her subject is a woman from a traditional people in an ancient setting to contrast with our modern world. This woman represents a world where there is no rush to live life. Instead, she represents a world that is more contemplative and rich in culture.
Untitled
An associate professor of art at The Kansas City Art Institute, Cromwell has taught the history of photography, the history of film, contemporary art and aesthetics. He has been a visiting artist and lecturer at several colleges and been a juror of art competitions. He served as an editor of the literary magazine Words and photo editor of The Cottonwood Review, another literary magazine. In 1978 he served as program chair of the Society of Photographic Education?s national conference. Cromwell?s solo exhibitions include the Sheldon Memorial Gallery of Art at the University of Nebraska, the Douglas Drake Gallery in Kansas City and the University of Oregon Museum of Art in Eugene, Oregon. He has exhibited his photographic work in numerous invitational, group and juried exhibitions throughout the United States. His works appear in the collections of Mulvane Art Center, Mutual Benefit Life, University of Kansas Spooner-Thayner Museum of Art and the Denver Museum of Art.