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DAVIS CONE BIO |
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BORN |
November 2,1950; Augusta Georgia |
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RESIDES |
Los Angeles, CA |
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EDUCATION |
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1972-73 |
University Georgia, Athens, GA |
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1968-72 |
Mercer University, Macon, GA; B.A |
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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Recent Works
Forum Gallery
Los Angeles, CA |
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Recent Works
Forum Gallery
New York, NY |
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2001 |
Forum Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
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2001 |
Forum Gallery
New York, NY |
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1998 |
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY |
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1994 |
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY |
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1991 |
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY |
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1988 |
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY |
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1984 |
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY |
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1983-84 |
Davis Cone: Theatre Paintings 1977 – 1983
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA (Oct 30 – Nov 28, 1983)
Traveling to:
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Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
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1982 |
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY |
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1981 |
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY |
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1979 |
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY |
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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Photorealism Today
Plus One Gallery
London
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2007 |
The Contemporary Landscapes Show
Forum Gallery
New York, NY
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2006 |
Photorealism: Cultural Icons
Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art
Los Angeles, CA
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2005 |
Important New Works by Forum Gallery Artists
Forum Gallery
New York, NY
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2004-05 |
American Photorealism
Organized by Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NY
Traveling to:
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Iwate Museum of Art, Iwate, Japan (Apr 4 – May 16) |
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City Museum of Iwaki, Iwake, Japan (May 22 – July 3) |
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Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, Kumamoto, Japan (July 16 – Sept 5) |
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Hokodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido, Japan (Sept 22 – Nov 7) |
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Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ (Dec 12, 2004 – March 27, 2005) |
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2004 |
Contemporary Landscapes
Forum Gallery
New York, NY
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2003-04 |
Facing Reality: The Seavest Collection of Contemporary Realism
Neuberger Museum of Art
Purchase, NY (Sept 14, 2003 – Feb 15, 2004)
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2003 |
Precision
Forum Gallery
Los Angeles, CA (Oct 24 – Dec 6)
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2002 |
New Works by Forum Artists
Forum Gallery
New York, NY (July - Sept) |
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2002 |
Photorealism: The Liff Collection
Naples Museum of Art
Naples, FL (Jan. 24- Mar. 18) |
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2002 |
Photorealism at the Millennium
Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery
New York, NY (Oct 3 – 26) |
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2001 |
Realism from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection
Edison College
Gallery of Fine Art
Ft Myers, FL (Feb 16- April 1) |
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2001 |
Can You Believe Your Eyes?
Fitchburg Art Museum
Fitchburg, MA
(Jan 21- Mar 18)
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2000 |
The Photo Realists
Center for the Arts
Vero Beach, FL
(July 22-Sept 10) |
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1996 |
A Survey of Contemporary Realism
Posco Gallery
Seoul, South Korea (Mar 29 – Apr 30 |
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1996 |
Ivan Karp: The Face of Contemporary Art, A Celebration of Forty Years of Fine Arts Dealership
Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College
Danville, KY (Jan 16 – Mar 29) |
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1995 |
Street Seen
Norton Center for Arts, Centre College
Danville, KY (Jan 10 – Mar 14) |
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1994 |
An American Vision, Photorealism
Margulies Taplin Gallery
Boca Raton, FL (Mar 31 – April 23) |
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1993 |
Photorealism Since 1980
Louis K. Meisel Gallery
New York, NY (April 22 – Jul 15) |
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1992 |
Photorealism from Nashville Collections
Cheekwood Fine Arts Center
Nashville, TN (June 13-21) |
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1992 |
Stars in Florida
Museum of Art
Fort Lauderdale, FL (Feb 7 – Mar 22)
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1992 |
New York; City By Day / City By Night
Gallery Henoch
New York, NY (Feb 8 – Mar 9) |
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1992 |
For Real
Center for the Arts
Vero Beach, FL (Feb 1 – Mar 1) |
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1991-92 |
American Realism & Figurative Art; 1955 – 1990
The Miyagi Museum of Art
Miyagi, Japan (Nov 1 – Dec 23, 1991)
Traveling to:
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Sogo Museum of Art, Sogo Japan (Jan 29- Feb 16) |
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Tokushima Modern Art Museum, Tokushima, Japan (Feb 22 – Mar 29) |
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Museum of Art, Shiba, Japan (Apr 4 – May 17, 1992) |
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Kochi Perfectual Museum of Folk Art, Kochi, Japan (May 23- Jun 17) |
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Japan Association of Art Museum, Yomiuri Shimbun |
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1991 |
Get Real
North Miami Center of Contemporary Art
North Miami, FL (Nov 21 – Dec 28) |
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1991 |
Expressive Visions and Exquisite Images: Two Aspects of Art in the 80’s from the Richard Brown Baker Collection
Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Oakland University
Rochester, MI (Oct 6 –Nov 17) |
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1990 |
The Best of Nashville: The Arlene and Raymond Zimmerman Collection
Downtown Gallery
Nashville, TN (Feb 11 –Mar 11) |
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1990 |
New York at Night
Helander Gallery
New York, NY (Jan 6 – Jan 30) |
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1989 |
New York; City by Day/ City by Night
Gallery Henoch
New York, NY (Feb 2 – Mar 5) |
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1988 |
Tortue Is O.K
Tortue Gallery
Santa Monica, CA (Jul 9 – Aug 27) |
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1987 |
Urban Visions: The Contemporary Artist and New York
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY (Sept 20 – Nov 6) |
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1987 |
Fifty -First National Midyear Exhibition
Butler Institute of American Art
Youngstown, OH ( Jun 28 – Aug 23) |
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1987 |
Nocturnes and Nightmares
Florida University Gallery and Museum
(Mar 12 – April 18) |
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1986 |
Nocturnal Imagery
O.K. Harris Works of Art
New York, NY (Apr 5 – Apr 25) |
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1985 |
Places Here and Now
Greenville County Museum of Art
Greenville, SC (Aug 13- Sept 22) |
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1985 |
American Realism, The Precise Image
Isetan Museum
Tokyo, Japan (Jul 25 – Aug 19) |
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1984 |
Autoscape: The Automobile in the American Landscape
Whitney Museum of American Art
Stamford County, Fairfield, CT (Mar 30 – May 30) |
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1981–83 |
Contemporary American Realism Since 1960
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA (Sept 18 – Dec 18,1981)
Traveling to:
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Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA (Feb 8 – Apr 4, 1982) |
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The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA (May 6 – July 25, 1982)
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Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal (Sept 10 – Oct 24, 1982) |
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Salas de Exposiciones (Recoletos) Madrid Spain (Nov 17, 1982 – Jan 8, 1982) |
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Kunsthalle Nuremberg, West, Germany (Feb 11 – Apr 10, 1983) |
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1981 |
Visions of New York City: American Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of the 20th Century
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum
Tokyo, Japan (Mar 27 – May 24) |
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1979-80 |
Southern Realism
Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson, MS (Sept 7 – Nov 11, 1979)
Traveling to:
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University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, MS (Jan 21 – Mar 5, 1980)
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Roanoke Fine Arts Center, Roanoke, VA (May 26 – July 9, 1980
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Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL (July 28 – Sept 17, 1980) |
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Pensacola Museum of Art, FL (Oct 3 – Nov 19, 1980) |
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1979 |
Seven Georgia Artist
The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA (Sept 15 – Oct 14) |
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1978-79 |
Artist in Georgia
The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA (Dec 2, 1978 – Jan 14,1979) |
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1977 |
Southern Artists
Gertrude Herbert Art Institute
Augusta, GA (May 3 – May 31) |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY: BOOKS |
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Seeing Photographically: Photrealist Paintings
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection
2004 |
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Davis Cone: Recent Works
Forum Gallery, “Finding the Present” essay by carter Ratcliff
New York, NY
2005 |
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Photo-Realism at the Millenium
Louis K. Meisel, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
New York, NY
2002 |
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Popcorn Palaces: The Art Deco Theatre Paintings of Davis Cone
Michael D. Kinerk and Dennis W. Wilhelm, Harry N. Abrams, Inc
New York
2001 |
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Photo-Realism Since 1980
Louis K. Meiser, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
New York, NY
1993 |
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The Fine Art Index
1992 North American Edition
International Art Reference Inc.
Chicago, IL
1992 |
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Hollywood on Main Street:
The Movie House Paintings of Davis Cone
Linda Chase, The Overlook Press
Woodstock, NY
1988 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY: BOOK REVIEWS |
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American Art Collector Magazine, "Davis Cone: Recent Works"
Feb. 2006, pg. 67 |
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American Art Collector Magazine, "Davis Cone"
Jan. 2006 |
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Playboy, "Movies"
Leonard Maltin
Dec. 2001, p. 34 |
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Preservation: The Magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, “The Last Picture Shows”
M.G.Lord
July/August 2001, p. 95
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The Miami Herald, “ Paintings Bring Movie Palaces Back To Life”
Howard Cohen and Gary Darling
June 19, 2001, Section E pp. 1 & 3 |
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San Diego Union- Tribune, “The Glory of Glorious Movie Houses”
David Elliot
June 10, 2001 |
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Beverly Hills Weekly, “Popcorn Isn’t Just For The Movies”
Irv Rudman
May 31- June 6, 2001 |
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Chicago Tribune, “ Now Showing in a Painting Near You”
Ted Anthony
Feature Section, May 28, 2001 |
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Entertainment Weekly, “ Books: Nonfiction”
Brian M. Raftery
May 11, 2001, p. 74 |
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The Palm Beach Post, “ Becoming Attractions”
Scott Eyman
May 6, 2001, Section J, pp. 1 & 3 |
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Impressions: Miami Design Preservation League Journal, “ The Art Deco Movie Theatre Paintings of Davis Cone”
Summer / Fall 2000, p. 16 |
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Trans-Lux: Publication of the Art Deco Society of Washington D.C., “Deco Bookshelf”
Jim Sweeney
September 1990, pp. 5-6 |
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Burlington County Times, “ Old Time Moviehouses”
Lou Gail
April 4, 1990 |
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People Magazine, Picks and Pans”
Ralph Novak
October 17, 1988 |
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Film Revue: Die Schweizer Kino – Vorschau, “Gemaltes Kino"
Fall 1988, p 6 |
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Publishers Weekly, “ Trade News: Gift Books”
William Goldstein
September 2, 1988, p 25 |
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American Film, “The Last Picture Show: The Paintings of Davis Cone”
July / August 1988, pp. 26 – 31 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY: CATALOGS |
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Photorealism Today
Plus One Gallery, London
Essay by Charlotte Goodwin, 2007 |
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Photorealism: Cultural Icons
Johnathan Novak Contemporary Art
Essay by Louis K. Meisel, 2006 |
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Davis Cone: Recent Works
Forum Gallery
New York, NY |
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A Survey of Contemporary American Realism
Posco Gallery
Seoul, South Korea, 1996 |
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New Art in an Old City/ 2, Virlane Foundation and K & B Corporation Collections, Essay
Edward Lucie – Smith
New Orleans, LA, 1994 |
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Stars In Florida
Museum of Art
Lauderdale, FL
Introduction: Dr Kenworth W. Moffett, 1992
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American Realism and Figurative Art: 1952 – 1990
Miyagi Museum of Art
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, 1991 |
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Expressive Visions and Exquisite Images: Two Aspects of Art of The 80’s from The Richard Brown Baker Collection
Meadow Brook Art Gallery
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Text: Kiichi Usui, 1991 |
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In Sharp Focus: Super – Realism
Nassau County Museum of Art
Roslyn Harbor, NY
Introduction: Constance Schwartz, 1991
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New Art in an Old City
The Virlane Foundation and The K&B Corporation Collections
New Orleans, LA |
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Fifty- First National Midyear Exhibition
Butler Institute of American Art
Youngstown, OH, 1987 |
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Nocturnes and Nightmares
Florida State University Gallery & Museum
Tallahassee, FL
Text: Craig Adcock, 1987 |
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Places Here & Now
Greenville County Museum of Art
Greenville, SC, 1985 |
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American Realism: The Precise Image
Isetan Museum of Art
Tokyo, Japan
Text: John Arthur, 1985
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Autoscape: The Automobile in the American Landscape
Whitney Museum of American Art
Stamford County, Fairfield, CT
Pamela Gruninger Perkins, 1984
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Davis Cone: Theatre Paintings 1977-1983
Georgia Museum of Art
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Essay: Linda Chase, 1983 |
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Contemporary American Realism Since 1960
New York Graphic Society
Boston, MA
Frank A. Goodyear Jr., 1981 |
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Visions of New York City
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tokyo, Japan
Text: Tom Armstrong, 1981
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Seven Artists in Georgia
The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA 1979
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Southern Realism
Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson, MS
Text: John B. Henry III, Tom Dewey, Michael E. Kampen, 1979 |
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Artists in Georgia
The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA 1979 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY: PERIODICALS |
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American Artists
"Davis Cone: Recent Works"
February, 2006. p.97 |
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American Art Collector
"Cone’s Iconic Art Deco Movie Theatres Set to Charm L.A."
January, 2006, pp. 102-105 |
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Art in America
"Davis Cone at Forum Gallery"
Edward Leffingwell, April 2006, p. 162
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American Artists
"Davis Cone: Recent Works"
Exhibition review, February, 2006. p.97 |
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American Art Collector
“Davis Cone at Forum Gallery L.A.”
January, 2006, pp. 102-5 |
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Signs of the Times
“American Splendor: Davis Cone Hyper – Realism captures Movie Theatres’ Eternal Appeal"
Susan Conner, October 2004, pp. 96-99
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The New York Sun
“Gallery-Going”
Mullarkey, Maureen, August 26, 2004, p. 23
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Art & Antiques
“ Alternate Realities”
Bobbie Leigh, Summer 2003, pp. 66-71 |
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Art in America (No. 3)
“Davis Cone at O.K. Harris”
Vincent Katz, March 1999, pp.118 – 119
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Hast Journalen, (Sweden)
“En bild av en bild av en hast”
Ralph Herrmanns, November, 1994 p. 54 |
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Augusta Magazine
“Capturing the Past”
Eve Richardson, August – September 1993, pp. 42 – 43 |
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Hus & Hjem (Sweden)
“Art Deco: A La Miami”
Fiona Cameron, November, 1992, pp. 64-71 |
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Travel Holiday
“Miami Moderne”
Gordon Cotler, October 1992, pp.60- 61 |
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Arts & Antiques
“The Dealer As Collector”
March 1991, p. 96
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Sunstorm
“New York Reviews”
Dennis Wepman , December 1988, p. 35
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Arts Magazine
“Reviews: Group Show at O.K. Harris”
Oct 1986 p.127 |
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Tokyo Journal
“Art: Seeing is Believing”
Amaury Saint-Gilles, August 1985, pp. 68- 69
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New Arts Review
“Davis Cone Showcases Showplaces”
Heidi Elmore, June 1983, pp. 7-8, 15 |
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Horizon (Vol. 25, No. 8)
“USArts: Where Business Boosts Arts”
Cindy Gnaff Hobson, December 1982, p.30
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Art in America, (No. 10)
“Southern Realism at the University of Mississippi Museum”
Donald B. Kuspit, December 1980, p. 156
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Contemporary Art / Southeast, (Vol. 2, No. 6)
“Brushed Up Reality”
August 1980, pp. 10-11 |
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Art Voices South
“Southern Realism – A Survey Exhibition”
Marda Kaiser Burton, November / December 1979, pp. 25 – 26
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New Arts
“For Real”
Linn Whitaker, March 1979, pp.12-13, 28 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY: NEWSPAPERS |
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The Los Angeles Times
"Palaces of Light"
Holly Myers, July 13, 2001, Art Reviews |
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The Los Angeles Independent
"ShowTime"
Brian Lewis, July 11, 2001, Section C pp. 1 & 7 |
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The Miami Herald
"Curry as Canvas"
Victoria Pesce – Elliot, April 22, 2001, p. 5K |
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The New York Times
“A Rogues Gallery”
Eric V. Coppage, Metro Section, May 16, 1999
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Augusta Chronicle
“Speaking of Art” (photograph)
May 8, 1993, p.17A |
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Augusta Chronicle
“Applause!,” Artist Captures Spirit of Theatres”
Don Rhodes, May 6, 1993, p. 1, 11
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Miami Herald
“Stars in Florida Shine on Transplanted Artist”
Helen L. Kohen, February 23, 1992, p.1
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Palm Beach Post
“Florida Artist Shine at Exhibit”
Gary Schwan, February 21, 1992, p.22 |
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The Advocate
“South Florida Museum of Art an Exciting Stop”
Selma Sabin, February 19,1992, p.19
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Sun Sentinel, (Ft Lauderdale)
“Talent Shine with Stars in Florida”
Roger Hurlburt, February 16, 1992, Section F, p.1
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The Tennessean
“Contemporary Art on Display at Galleries”
January 24, 1990, p.6E
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Tallahassee Democrat
“Shows Depict Three Views of Art”
Betty Rubenstein, March 20, 1987, p. 12D
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Florida Flambeau
“Shedding Sharp Light on Murky Evening Shades”
Paul Toomey, March 13, 1987
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Limelight: Tallahassee Democrat’s Arts and Entertainment Guide
“FSU Gallery Hanging Up Some Nightmarish Visions”
Mark Hinson, March 6, 1987
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Atlanta Weekly
“Windows of Vision”
John W. English, July 20, 1986, pp. 6-15
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Greenville Piedmont
“Show Displays Artists’ Sense of Place”
Kendra Hamilton, August 20, 1985 |
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Lexington Herald – Leader
“Nighttime is Star of Cincinnati Show”
Ann Tower, June 9, 1985, p. D6 |
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Cincinnati Enquirer
“Taft Exhibit ‘ Night-Lights,’ Illuminative, Highly Seductive”
Owen Findsen, May 5, 1985, p. F6
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Cincinnati Post
“Taft Exhibition Will Shed Some Light on the Night”
Jerry Stein, April 30, 1985, p. 8B
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Chattanooga Times
“Exhibit Opening at Hunter Depicts Vintage Theatres”
January 13, 1984
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Chattanooga News- Free Press
“Photo Realist Cone at Hunter Museum”
January 8, 1984, p. 4L |
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Atlanta Journal / Constitution
“Vanishing Movie Theatres Are Vital in Davis Cone’s Realist Paintings”
Catherine Fox, November 13, 1983, p.7H
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Banner Herald / Daily News (Athens, GA)
“Photo Realist Davis Cone: Exhibit of Theatre Paintings Opens at Georgia Museum”
Elaine Kalber, October 30, 1983, p, 1D |
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Banner Herald / Daily News (Athens, GA)
“Cone Exhibit: One -Man Show at Art Museum”
Sally Adair, October 29, 1983, p.5 |
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Athens Observer (Athens, GA)
“The Art of Davis Cone”
Lee Shearer, October 27, 1983, pp.1B – 2B
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Athens Observer (Athens, GA)
“Close-up: Davis Cone”
Merrill Morris, July 8, 1982, p.4
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Atlanta Weekly, (Atlanta Journal – Constitution)
“Grand Illusions”
John English, August 3, 1980, pp. 16-19,25 |
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Atlanta Journal – Constitution
“The Select of the Select: Seven Artist at the High Museum”
W. Clyde Burnette, September 2, 1979, pp.1-2E |
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Athens Observer
“Photorealism”
April 6, 1978, pp. 2-3B, (cover)
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SELECTED COLLECTIONS |
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High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Alpert Family Trust Mills, MA
K&B Inc., New Orleans, LA
Posco, Pohang Iron and Steel, Seoul, South Korea
Richard Brown Baker, New York, NY
Ivan and Marilynn Karp, New York, NY
Martin Margulies, Coconut Grove, FL
Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA
Lawrence Kasdan, Beverly Hills, CA
Raymond Zimmerman, Nashville, TN
Pierre Lescure, Paris, France
Steven Spielburg, Los Angeles, CA
Sidney Sheinberg, Los Angeles, CA
John Sacret Young, Los Angeles, CA
E. Jean Belloni, Geneva, Switzerland
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