Artists

Davis, Alexander Jackson

Davis, Alonzo

Alonzo Joseph Davis Jr. (February 2, 1942 – January 27, 2025) was an American visual artist, gallerist, and educator. He is known for co-founding the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles with his brother Dale Brockman Davis. In reaction to a perceived lack of coverage of black art, Davis became an advocate for black art and artists. His best-known work is the Eye on '84 mural he painted to commemorate the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Davis, Betty Jean

Davis, Brad

Robert Creel Davis (November 6, 1949 – September 8, 1991), known professionally as Brad Davis, was an American actor. For his debut film role as Billy Hayes in the 1978 film Midnight Express, he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor and was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, along with BAFTA Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. Davis subsequently played the title role in the Rainer Werner Fassbinder film Querelle (1982), and appeared in such films as A Small Circle of Friends (1980), Chariots of Fire (1981), and Cold Steel (1987). He also starred in television films and miniseries. Davis, who struggled with substance abuse issues throughout his adult life, was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, and died by assisted suicide from a drug overdose in 1991.

Davis Brothers

Davis, Ed

Davis, Edward

Davis, Eugene W.

Davis, Gene

Gene Davis (August 22, 1920 – April 6, 1985) was an American Color Field painter known especially for his paintings of vertical stripes of color.

Davis, Hubert

Hubert Davis (1902–1981) was an American lithography artist and painter. His most notable works were created during the Great Depression as a reflection of the lifestyle of the United States working class.

Davis, James M.

Davis, John