{"product_id":"the-treasure-of-ulysses-davis-sculpture-from-a-savannah-barbershop-9781932543278","title":"The Treasure of Ulysses Davis: Sculpture from a Savannah Barbershop","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1950s  Ulysses Davis (1914-1990) opened a barbershop he built behind his home in Savannah  Georgia. A whittler since boyhood  he soon began carving figures from wood in his spare time. He decorated the outside of his barbershop and filled the inside with his reliefs and freestanding carvings. During his lifetime  Davis created more than three hundred works  producing a varied but unified body of wood sculpture that reflects his faith  humor  and dignity. Daviss sculptures range in height from six to more than forty inches  and can be divided into several major categories: religious images  patriotism  works influenced by African forms  abstract decorative objects  and portraits of African and American leaders. The latter includes what many regard as Daviss masterwork--a series of forty carved busts of all the U.S. presidents through George H. W. Bush. Because the artist rarely sold his sculptures  his carvings have had limited exposure outside of Georgia. Davis wanted his work to stay together after he died  and most of his sculpture is now held by the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation in Savannah. The Treasure of Ulysses Davis accompanies an exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art  Atlanta. The definitive introduction to Daviss work  the book features full-color reproductions of 120 sculptures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647843688501,"sku":"ByrdShop_1932543279","price":99.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781932543278.jpg?v=1781697824","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-treasure-of-ulysses-davis-sculpture-from-a-savannah-barbershop-9781932543278","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}