Guide to the L. Clarice Davis Collection

Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
URL: https://library.csun.edu/SCA  

Contact: https://library.csun.edu/SCA/Contact  

© Copyright 2020 Special Collections & Archives. All rights reserved.


Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives
Title: L. Clarice Davis Collection
Creator: Davis, L. Clarice
Identifier/Call Number: SC.LCD
Extent: 0.58 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1997-2004
Abstract: L. Clarice "Cal" Davis was an art book dealer in Sherman Oaks, California. The collection consists of correspondence and sale records for "Derriere le Miroir," a collection of birthday cards sent to William Randolph Hearst by King Features Syndicate comic strip artists, and a number of prints, engravings and other artwork collected by Davis.
Language of Material: English

Biographical Information:

L. Clarice "Cal" Davis was an art book dealer in Sherman Oaks, California.

Scope and Contents

The L. Clarice Davis Collection consists of correspondence and sale records for "Derriere le Miroir," an exhibition catalog which published original graphic works about six times a year, a collection of birthday cards sent to William Randolph Hearst by King Features Syndicate comic strip artists, and a number of prints, engravings and other artwork collected by Davis.

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use:

Materials in this collection cannot be reproduced. Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

L. Clarice Davis Estate

Preferred Citation:

For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials  guide.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Documents

Box 1, Folder 1

"Derriere Le Miroir," Sale Records, 1997

Box 1, Folder 2

"The Artists of King Features Syndicate, Inc. Send Cordial Greetings to William Randolph Hearst on the Occassion of his Birthday," Sale Records, 2004

Box 1, Folder 3

"The Artists of King Features Syndicate, Inc. Send Cordial Greetings to William Randolph Hearst on the Occassion of his Birthday," Photographs, 2004

Folder 1, Item 1

"A Study of Indian Chief," Pencil Drawing by René Bull, Inscribed to Nicholls

Folder 1, Item 2

Print by J. Smith, 1958

Folder 1, Item 3

"Woodland Sketch," Watercolor by Larry Rink

Folder 1, Item 4

"Lino Cut No. 1" by Ralph Sanders, 1978

Folder 1, Item 5

Print of Horses by F. Mars, 1952

Folder 1, Item 6

"Eingeschossenes," Lithograph by Heinrich Heller, 1964

Folder 1, Item 7

Lobby Card for the Film, "Room for One More" with Cary Grant and Betsy Drake, 1952

Folder 1, Item 8

"Pompei Casa dei Vetti Amormila Corza" by Rayo Giovanni

Folder 1, Item 9

Still Life Pencil and Pastel Sketch by L.C. Davis, 1951 February 12

Folder 1, Item 10

"Hoku Ohne Schatten," Woodcut by Hornig, 1925

Folder 2, Item 1

A Series of Burns Etchings, Title Page

Folder 2, Item 2

A Series of Burns Etchings, Portrait of Robert Burns

Folder 2, Item 3

A Series of Burns Etchings, The Cotter's Saturday Night

Folder 2, Item 4

A Series of Burns Etchings, Tam O'Shanter

Folder 2, Item 5

A Series of Burns Etchings, The Jolly Beggars

Folder 3, Item 1

"Fumagalli" by Barbara Ellison

Folder 3, Item 2

"La Hollande," Engraved Map by Pierre Vander

Folder 3, Item 3

"Gloriosiss. Etantiquiss. Domus. Boiaricae," ca. 1850

Folder 3, Item 4

"The Abrupt Entrance of Morgan Throws Capt. Whiffle into a Swoon," Engraving by Thomas Rowlandson from The Adventures of Roderick Random, ca. 1800

Folder 3, Item 5

"Louis Carrace. Eglise of San Pietro Martire a Bologne" by Jean-Honore Fragonard and Jean-Claude Richard de Saint-Non, 1772

Folder 4, Item 1

"Ventana I," Engraving by Alfonso Ayuso, 1978

Folder 4, Item 2

"Ventana IV," Engraving by Alfonso Ayuso, 1978

Folder 5, Item 1

Thomas Jefferson with the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 2

Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry Playing Violin, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 3

Thomas Jefferson with Slave and Horse, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 4

Thomas Jefferson with Horse at the Capitol, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 5

Thomas Jefferson Creator of the Almighty Dollar, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 6

Thomas Jefferson Observing Construction at Monticello, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 7

Thomas Jefferson with Ships, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 8

Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 9

Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Alexander Hamilton, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 5, Item 10

Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, The Louisiana Purchase, Woodcut by Charles Turzak, 1937

Folder 6, Item 1

Photograph of a Man on a Horse in Front of a Creamery, ca. 1920

Folder 6, Item 2

Photograph of a Man Being Restrained, ca. 1920

Folder 6, Item 3

Two Photographs of "The Kiss" by August Rodin

Folder 6, Item 4

Photograph of "Study of a Hand" by Auguste Rodin

Folder 6, Item 5

Photograph of "Hand 1" by Auguste Rodin

Folder 6, Item 6

Photograph of "Right Hand" by Auguste Rodin

Folder 6, Item 7

Photograph of "Hand Strained in Tension" by Auguste Rodin

Folder 6, Item 8

Photograph of Unknown Bust of a Man by Auguste Rodin

Folder 6, Item 9

Two Photographs of Unknown Statue by Auguste Rodin

Folder 6, Item 10

Photograph of "Small Male Torso" by Auguste Rodin

Folder 6, Item 11

Photograph of "The Old Woman" by Auguste Rodin

Folder 6, Item 12

Photograph of "Eve" by Auguste Rodin

Folder 7, Item 1

Title Page and First Two Pages From Book, Antiquities of Rome; Comprising Twenty-four Select Views of its Principal Ruins, and a Description to Each View, From Drawing by Henry Abbott, 1818

Folder 7, Item 2

Drawing of Architectural Elements, Ansicht des Häuschens am see in Glinicke No. 138 by W. Grüzmacher

Folder 7, Item 3

Drawing of Architectural Elements, Façade des Gebæudes der Allgemeinen Bauschule

Folder 7, Item 4

Drawing of Architectural Elements, Der Mineral, Trinkbrunnen auf dem Friedrich, Wilhems, Platz Zu Aachen

Folder 8, Item 1

HB Sketches No. 754, "The Modern Samson Carrying Off the Gates! of Somnauth," 1843

Folder 8, Item 2

HB Sketches No. 722, "Balaam and His Ass March," 1842 March 26

Folder 8, Item 3

Vanity Fair Illustration No. 141, Statesman No. 88 "A Conservative Whip," 1871 July 15