Art historians and curators offer disparate explanations for Stuart Davis’ absence from the list of American artists who are “household names.” Stuart was ahead of his time, say some. His paintings ...
Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. At the same time, however, Davis felt a deep attachment to the subject matter of his art, and did not hesitate to ...
Stuart Davis, “Lucky Strike” (1921), oil on canvas, 33 1/4 x 18 inches, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; gift of the American Tobacco Company, Inc., 1951 (all ...