Art of "Bing" Davis '59 On Display in Lafayette

December 25, 2016

"On the Shoulders of Ancestors: The Art of Willis 'Bing' Davis" is one of three new exhibits opening at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Indiana, notes a story in the Journal & Courier. Davis is a 1959 graduate of DePauw University; the exhibit runs through February 26.

"The Ohio-based Davis has taught at myriad levels, curated exhibits all over the world and has art in collections in the U.S., China, England and Ghana, along with several others," the newspaper points out. "And among his international credentials are Hoosier roots -- he has attended and taught at DePauw University in Greencastle, according to his biography."

Domenica Bongiovanni writes, "In his art, Davis pulls on multiple media -- including oil pastel and found objects -- to layer in historical and cultural meaning."

Read more here.

DePauw's Richard E. Peeler Art Center displayed "On the Shoulders of Ancestors" in 2013.

Willis H. "Bing" Davis (seen at left as a student in 1959) majored in art education at DePauw where he played on the Tiger men's basketball team and became the first African American member of the DePauw faculty.  He received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from his alma mater in 1997.

Source: Lafayette (Ind.) Journal & Courier

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