Paul Davis

(American, born 1938)

grace 1973 by paul davis

Paul Davis

Grace 1973, 2020

500–675 USD

leadbelly (columbia records), 1969 by paul davis

Paul Davis

Leadbelly (Columbia Records), 1969, 2020

500–675 USD

tonya pinkins in caroline or change, 2004 by paul davis

Paul Davis

Tonya Pinkins in Caroline or Change, 2004, 2020

500–675 USD

martin luther king (rolling stone) 1988 by paul davis

Paul Davis

Martin Luther King (Rolling Stone) 1988, 2020

500–675 USD

w.w. herenton, 2019 by paul davis

Paul Davis

W.W. Herenton, 2019, 2020

500–675 USD

jimmy hendrix, woodstock 1997 by paul davis

Paul Davis

Jimmy Hendrix, Woodstock 1997, 2020

500–675 USD

monique, 2006 by paul davis

Paul Davis

Monique, 2006, 2020

500–675 USD

the taming of the shrew (morgan freeman and tracey ullman) 1990 by paul davis

Paul Davis

The Taming of the Shrew (Morgan Freeman and Tracey Ullman) 1990, 2020

500–675 USD

viola davis as ma rainey (black bottom) netflix by paul davis

Paul Davis

Viola Davis as Ma Rainey (Black Bottom) Netflix, 2020

500–675 USD

weldy walker by paul davis

Paul Davis

Weldy Walker, 2015

500–675 USD

bread and roses by paul davis

Paul Davis

Bread and Roses, 1978

700 USD

3 faces, december 1989 by paul davis

Paul Davis

3 Faces, December 1989, 1989

Price on Request

Biography

Timeline

Paul Davis left Oklahoma for New York at age 17 to pursue a career in art. He had won a scholarship to the Cartoonists and Illustrators School (now the School of Visual Arts), and as a student garnered an occasional freelance assignment, including one for Playboy in 1959. That same year he presented his portfolio to Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast at Push Pin Studios and was invited to join the young, highly regarded firm.

In 1963 Davis opened his own studio. His distinctive work was quickly in demand in the U.S. and abroad, and his portraits, especially striking, graced the pages and covers of TIME, Rolling Stone, New York, Esquire and many other major magazines, as well as book jackets, record albums and posters in the U.S. and abroad.

In 1975, he started what became a famous series of 52 theater posters for Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival and Public Theater, honored in 1987 with a special Drama Desk Award.

Davis’s paintings have been celebrated in books and exhibitions at galleries and museums throughout the world, including retrospectives in Japan and at the inaugural opening of Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. He is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and the Art Directors Hall of Fame, and a Fellow and Resident of the American Academy in Rome.