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Curator’s Tour of Created Beasts: Sculpture by Ulysses Davis

December 15, 2023 at 2pm Jepson Center
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Join Director of Education and Senior Curator Harry DeLorme for a last look at the virtuosic woodcarvings of Ulysses Davis before the exhibition closes. The tour will explore the evolution of Davis’ imaginative creatures and their connections to art history and popular culture. Don’t miss the opportunity to revisit this distinctive body of work by one of Savannah’s most beloved artists.

This program is free to Telfair Members or with museum admission. 

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Created Beasts: Sculpture by Ulysses Davis

 Jepson Center
Telfair presents the first exhibition to focus on depictions of creatures, real and imagined, in the work of noted Savannah wood sculptor Ulysses Davis (1914–1990). Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Davis taught himself to carve wood as a child and relocated to Savannah to establish a barbershop where he created his art. This exhibition explores Davis’ sculptures of beasts inspired by biblical stories, as well as fantastic creatures that sprang entirely from his fertile imagination.
exhibition

Created Beasts: Sculpture by Ulysses Davis

 Jepson Center
Telfair presents the first exhibition to focus on depictions of creatures, real and imagined, in the work of noted Savannah wood sculptor Ulysses Davis (1914–1990). Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Davis taught himself to carve wood as a child and relocated to Savannah to establish a barbershop where he created his art. This exhibition explores Davis’ sculptures of beasts inspired by biblical stories, as well as fantastic creatures that sprang entirely from his fertile imagination.
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