Frank Marshall Davis

Frank Marshall Davis was an American journalist and poet (1905–1987). He was born at Arkansas City and died at Honolulu.

Frank Marshall Davis in brief

Born
1905
Died
1987
Known for
journalist and poet
Place of birth
Arkansas City
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Formation and teaching

Frank Marshall Davis studied at Kansas State University, Friends University and Arkansas City High School.

Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1855 to 1970.

I Am the American Negro. Black Man's Verse. The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970, dated 1970. Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum. Livin' the Blues. Black Moods. Through sepia eyes. Ready-to-Wear, dated 1955, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1956.137. Saw, dated 1923, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1988.144. Publications by Parkes, dated 1950s-1980s, held by Wellcome Collection. 'Dartford Museum' - 10 x 8 Negatives, Exhibition text, dated 1855-1989, held by Wellcome Collection. 'Dartford Museum' - Prints: BW&Co Staff, Explorers, dated c.1885-c.1980, held by Wellcome Collection. Private Letter Book, dated October 1894 - February 1895, held by Wellcome Collection. Letter Book, S M Burroughs & Co, dated 14 February - 8 December 1879, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 25 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Davis, Frank Marshall, African American Studies Center, 2013. Davis, Frank Marshall, African American Studies Center, 2001. Frank Marshall Davis: The Fire and the Phoenix, A Critical Biography by Kathryn Waddell Takara, and; The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor by Paul Kengor (review), African American Review, 2013. “Frank-ly Speaking”: Frank Marshall Davis, The Black Chicago Renaissance, and Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father, Barack Obama’s Literary Legacy, 2016. The Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press, Callaloo, 2008.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Sex Rebel: Black (1968) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1905Frank Marshall Davis born at Arkansas City.
  2. 1968Sex Rebel: Black digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1970The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970.
  4. 1987Frank Marshall Davis died at Honolulu.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Frank-ly Speaking”: Frank Marshall Davis, The Black Chicago Renaissance, and Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father, Barack Obama’s Literary Legacy, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Davis, Frank Marshall, African American Studies Center, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Davis, Frank Marshall, African American Studies Center, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Frank Marshall Davis: The Fire and the Phoenix, A Critical Biography by Kathryn Waddell Takara, and; The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor by Paul Kengor (review), African American Review, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Frank Marshall Davis (Internet Archive), 8 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    The Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press, Callaloo, 2008

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Frank Marshall Davis as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Frank Marshall Davis.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 25 works naming Frank Marshall Davis.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3751867: Frank Marshall Davis

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Frank Marshall Davis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Books

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