William Moore Davis

William Moore Davis was born in Setauket, Long Island, New York, on May 22, 1829.^[2] As a boy, Davis worked in the shipbuilding industry of Port Jefferson before turning to painting full-time. Aside from a handful of years living in New York City, Moore spent his entire life in the Northwestern Brookhaven area of Long Island. He was strongly influenced by his friend and fellow painter William Sidney Mount, also of Setauket origins. Moore died on March 26, 1920, and was buried in the Sea View Cemetery in Mount Sinai, NY.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020 the Long Island Museum held an exhibtion entitled A Century After: The Work of William M. Davis.^[3]

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  Port Jefferson Harbor
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  The Lady Behind the Door
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  Lecture Night at the Baptist Church, Port Jefferson, 1912
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  Tidal Inlet On Long Island Sound
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  Wreck at Poquot Beach
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  A Close Shave
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  Cider Making On Long Island