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Full listing > Accession MC2002/90| Accession # | MC2002/90 | | Topic | Davisson, Homer G., | | Keywords | Artist, Indiana History, Famous People, | | Title | Homer G. Davisson Collection | | Size | 1 file | | Location | General File | | Citation | Homer G. Davisson Collection, MC2002/90, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | Unknown | | Scope and Content | Photo 1 Portrait of Homer G. Davisson 2-page biographical sketch. Notes on Manchester's collection of his paintings, written by Mrs. Homer G. Davisson in 1967. One copy of the 2015 auction booklet with Davisson works owned by Peabody Retirement center in North Manchester, Indiana. Booklet includes estimated prices and J. Wine's notes listing for what price the paintings were actually sold. A digital image of Homer Davisson is available. Inquire with Archivist. A biographical piece about Homer Davisson is available. Inquire with Archivist. MU2019/15 - from the collection of Ferne Baldwin, correspondence with Thelma Rohrer , "Revised Location list of Homer G. Davisson's Paintings in Manchester College (1998)." | | Date of Accession | Unknown | | Bio History Note | Homer G. Davisson, an accomplished artist, was born in April 1866 near Blountsville, Indiana. He graduated from DePauw University and also studied art in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., New York, Munich, Holland, and France. In addition to working at the Fort Wayne Art School, he lived and worked in Somerset (10 miles south of Wabash on the Frances Slocum Trail). Davisson died in February 1957. Several of his paintings are owned and displayed by Manchester College. | | Archivist Note | Date of Accession: Unknown. Description prepared 28 August 2002 and updated 01 December 2003 by Sara L. Smith. 3 Davisson paintings moved to the Sanctum of the archives - West Wall - in front of the Helman portrait. J. Wine 1 April 2019. |
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