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Alexander Jackson Davis

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1948-89-13
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Alexander Jackson Davis was an American architect known particularly for his association with the Gothic Revival style.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (8)

Side Chair

1854 · Black walnut, modern upholstery

39 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 18 in. (100.6 x 47 x 45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for window tracery for Chapman - full size

1853 · Ink and watercolor

sheet: 36 1/2 x 20 in. (92.7 x 50.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Library Table

1852 · Oak, walnut, cherry, poplar

29 1/4 x 51 3/4 x 33 7/8 in. (74.3 x 131.4 x 86 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Side Chairs

1849 · Rosewood and upholstery

107.6 × 48.3 × 50.6 cm (42 3/8 × 18 1/4 × 19 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Side Chair

1845 · Rosewood

42 x 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (106.7 x 47 x 54.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Library and Chapel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (front elevation)

1838 · Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper

sheet: 31 3/8 x 26 1/8 in. (79.7 x 66.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Designs for House of L. M. Davenport, New Rochelle, in the Tuscan Style (ground plan)

1835 · Ink and watercolor over graphite

sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A. J. Davis, Scrapbook II [Folio P or "Blue Book"]

1825 · Bound pages mounted with drawings and prints

11 1/2 x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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8 published of 8 catalogued · 8 with image

The Met
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Art Institute Chicago
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