Keith F. Davis
Davis (born 1952) is an American photography curator, collector, and the author of several books on photography. Between 1979 and 2005, Davis built the Hallmark Photographic Collection, spanning the history of American photography. In December 2005, the collection was donated to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri.c At that time, the collection consisted of 6,500 images by 900 artists, with an estimated market value of $65 million.
Keith F. Davis
- Born
- 1952
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer · curator · historian
- Fields
- photography · collecting · history of photography · photo archive
- Languages
- English
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Davis (born 1952) is an American photography curator, collector, and the author of several books on photography. Between 1979 and 2005, Davis built the Hallmark Photographic Collection, spanning the history of American photography. In December 2005, the collection was donated to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri.c At that time, the collection consisted of 6,500 images by 900 artists, with an estimated market value of $65 million.
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1952
Keith F. Davis was born on 1 January 1952.
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Davis had been the Senior Curator of Photography at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from that time, until his retirement in 2020.
• An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital, The Hallmark Photographic Collection. Harry N Abrams, 1995. • The Origins of American Photography. Yale University Press, 2007.. • The Life and Work of Sid Grossman. Howard Greenberg Library/Steidl: Göttingen, 2017..
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- 1.Dykstra, Jean. The Curators. Photograph. January–February 2013.
- 2.An Interview with Keith F. Davis, Part 1: It's Not a Normal Job. 2016-08-30.
- 3.The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Photography Collection
- 4.Heffley, Lynne. Nelson-Atkins gets Hallmark photos. Los Angeles Times. 2006-01-14.
- 5.Keith F. Davis Named Senior Curator of Photography.
- 6.Keith Davis - The Graveyard Shift. Brinton Museum.
- 7.Yale University Press. The Origins of American Photography.
- 8.The Life and Work of Sid Grossman - Sid Grossman - Publications - Howard Greenberg Gallery.
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