Tennis Player - Blue Shorts

© The Estate of James Edward Davis

Tennis Player - Blue Shorts

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Tennis Player - Blue Shorts,

1944

James Edward Davis, 1901–1974; born Clarksburg, WV; died Princeton, NJ; active New York and Princeton
y1968-148

Information

Title
Tennis Player - Blue Shorts
Dates

1944

Maker
James Edward Davis
Medium
Oil on illustration board
Dimensions
76.3 x 50.8 cm (30 1/16 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James Edward Davis, Class of 1923
Object Number
y1968-148
Signatures
Signed in ink, lower left: James Edward Davis; Dated in ink, lower right: Aug. 10- 1944
Marks/Labels/Seals
On back, in pencil: TENNIS PLAYER – BLUE SHORTS / 1944 / Oil / By – James E. Davis;
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, illustration board
Subject
athletes, baseball, figures (representations)

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