Dale Brockman Davis
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Dale Brockman Davis | |
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| Born | November 11, 1945 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | Los Angeles City College, University of Southern California (BFA), University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, gallerist, educator |
| Known for | Sculptor |
| Movement | African American history, music |
| Relatives | Alonzo Davis (brother) |
| Awards | Leimert Park Art Festival, First Place in Sculpture |
Dale Brockman Davis (born 1945) is an American visual artist, gallerist and educator based in Los Angeles. He was best known for his assemblage sculpture and ceramic work that addresses themes of African American history and music, especially jazz. Along with his brother, artist Alonzo Davis, he co-founded Brockman Gallery in Leimert Park. Through the gallery and his broader community work, Davis became an important promoter of African-American artists in Los Angeles.
Davis was born on November 11, 1945, in Tuskegee, Alabama.[citation needed] He moved to Los Angeles in 1956.[1]
He studied at Los Angeles City College, before earning his B.F.A. at the University of Southern California.[citation needed] There he studied with noted ceramist F. Carlton Ball.[2]
He would eventually move beyond vessels and other traditional ceramic forms, instead focusing on sculpture.[citation needed] He was inspired by assemblage art scene that emerged in Los Angeles's African-American community following the Watts Rebellion of 1965.[citation needed] He did graduate work towards a M.F.A. degree at the University of California, Los Angeles but stopped the program after encountering resistance towards his assemblage style.[3]
Davis worked as an art teacher and chairman of the art department at Dorsey High School.[when?][4]
Brockman Gallery
Davis and his brother Alonzo Davis founded and operated Brockman Gallery from 1967 to 1990. They named the gallery after their grandmother, Della Brockman.[5] They showcased the work of African-American artists from Los Angeles and elsewhere, provided them with a rare opportunity to exhibit and sell their work in Los Angeles's segregated art scene. By the early 1970s, the brothers had transformed the gallery into a broader community art space, and hosted a festival in Leimert Park.[6] In 2019, Davis donated the Brockman Gallery Archive to the Los Angeles Public Library.[7]
Awards
- Leimert Park Art Festival, "First Place in Sculpture"[citation needed]
Galleries
Gallery shows include:[8]
- Gallery Negra[when?][citation needed]
- Bob Jefferson Gallery, Oakland[when?][citation needed]
- Ankrum Gallery, Los Angeles[when?][citation needed]
- Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles[when?][citation needed]
