Keith F. Davis

Keith F. Davis (born 1952) is an American photography curator, collector, and the author of several books on photography.[1] Between 1979 and 2005, Davis built the Hallmark Photographic Collection, spanning the history of American photography.[1] In December 2005, the collection was donated to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri.[2][3][4] At that time, the collection consisted of 6,500 images by 900 artists, with an estimated market value of $65 million. Since then, Davis has been the Senior Curator of Photography at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.[5]

Publications

The Origins of American Photography, Yale University Press 2007[6]

An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital, The Hallmark Photographic Collection[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Dykstra, Jean (January–February 2013). "The Curators". Photograph. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  2. ↑ Shattuck, Kathryn (2006-02-18). "For a Dear Museum: Love, Hallmark". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  3. ↑ The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Photography Collection
  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
  6. ↑ "The Origins of American Photography". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  7. ↑ "An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital, The Hallmark Photographic Collection". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-03.

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