Varina Davis
Varina Davis was an American writer and journalist (1826–1906). She was born at Natchez and died at Manhattan.
Also recorded as Mrs. Jefferson Davis; Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis; Varina Howell.
Overview
Born at Natchez in 1826, died at Manhattan in 1906.
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis and Varina Howell.
She was the child of William Burr Howell and Margaret Louisa Kempe. She married Jefferson Davis. 2 children are recorded: Varina Anne Davis and Margaret Howell Davis Hayes.
Catalogued works
8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1890 to 1955.
A Romance of Summer Seas; A Novel. The Grasshopper War. Jefferson Davis, Ex-president of the Confederate States of America: Ex .., dated 1890. A romance of summer seas, dated 1898. Jefferson Davis, ex-president of the Confederate States of America, dated 1890. Jefferson Davis, dated 1890. 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.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 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, Varina Howell (1826-1906), First Lady of the Confederacy, American National Biography Online, 2000. THIS MR. DAVIS, First Lady of the Confederacy, 2009. Davis, Varina Anne Jefferson (27 June 1864–18 September 1898), "the Daughter of the Confederacy" and author, American National Biography Online, 2000. 2. This Mr. Davis, First Lady of the Confederacy, 2006. 2. This Mr. Davis, First Lady of the Confederacy, 2008.
In detail
Varina Davis studied at Madame Grelaud's French School.
Chronology
- 1826Varina Davis born at Natchez.
- 1890Jefferson Davis, Ex-president of the Confederate States of America: Ex ...
- 1890Jefferson Davis, ex-president of the Confederate States of America.
- 1890Jefferson Davis.
- 1898A romance of summer seas.
- 1906Varina Davis died at Manhattan.
Sources
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“Varina Davis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q457993: Varina Davis
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