Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. At the same time, however, Davis felt a deep attachment to the subject matter of his art, and did not hesitate to ...

Stuart Davis has a sure claim to a place in the history of American art. As early as 1932, he was hailed as “the ace of American modernists” and there is scarcely a museum in the United States that ...

Art historians and curators offer disparate explanations for Stuart Davis’ absence from the list of American artists who are “household names.” Stuart was ahead of his time, say some. His paintings ...