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Robert Tyler Davis (1904–1978) was an American art historian, writer and educator.[2] During his lifetime, Davis occupied high ranking positions in several museums and galleries in the United States and Canada. He was Director of Education at the Albright-Knox Gallery, Director at the Portland Art Museum,[3] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts[2] and the Vizcaya-Dade County Art Museum, now Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Davis produced several publications including the book Native arts of the Pacific Northwest.
Robert Tyler Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1904 |
| Died | 1978 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB, AM)[1] |
During his tenure at the Albright-Knox Gallery, Davis produced a report funded titled The Art Museum and the Secondary School, it is in this report that the first documented occurrence of the term "visual literacy" is recorded in literature.[4]
References
edit- ^ https://sova.si.edu/record/sia.faru7439
- ^ a b Robert Tyler Davis at the SIA archives.
- ^ Lampen, Sarah (2017). A History of Engagement: The Portland Art Museum. Portland Art Museum. pp. 6–7.
- ^ Peña, Ernesto; Dobson, Teresa M. (2021-03-23). "The lost years of visual literacy". Journal of Visual Literacy. 40: 1–14. doi:10.1080/1051144X.2021.1902043. ISSN 1051-144X. S2CID 233622183.