Ulysses Davis, an African-American carver, was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia in 1913. He lived in Savannah for more than 40 years. In the 1950s he converted an out building into a barbershop. Between customers, with a pocketknife he carved pieces of wood to express his personal interpretation of history, humanity and divinity.
“Whittlin,” as he called it, was for Davis, a life-long passion. “I work in time”, he said “and in time I’ll finish.”
By the time of his death i (showing 500 of 1259 characters). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriber Members, please Log On for artist biographies and for all services.
|
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership, which includes biography access, auction records, and many other features available to our day, month, or yearly Subscriber Members! | | This artist's biography is accessible freely to anyone every Friday of the week. |
|
|