Theodore’s work is defined by its gilded age sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Oyster Plate
Designed by Theodore Russell Davis (American, 1840–1894) Haviland & Co. (French, founded 1842) Limoges, France

Armor for Field and Tournament
Jörg T. Sorg, the Younger, after German, Augsburg, active 1502-1542

Elements of an Armor Garniture for the Field, Joust, and Tourney of a Radziwill Prince of Poland and Lithuania
South German; Augsburg

Ready-to-Wear
Stuart Davis (American, 1892–1964)

Composition in Brown
R. G. Gillet French, born 1939

Allegory of Balance #6
Hongwei Li Chinese, b. 1980

Lake Shangri La, from the 1993 Graduate/Faculty Photography Portfolio
Robert Clarke-Davis American, born 1951

Milwaukee and Lake
Robert Clarke-Davis American, born 1951

Landscape
Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867)

Springtime
Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867)

Untitled
Robert Clarke-Davis American, born 1951

Saw
Stuart Davis (American, 1892–1964)

Standing Female Nude
Arthur B. Davies American, 1862-1928

Tartessians
Arthur B. Davies American, 1862-1928

Bacchantes
Arthur B. Davies American, 1862-1928

Ronald Fisher, Beekeeper, Davis, California
Richard Avedon American, 1923–2004

Standing Female Nude, Left Leg Raised
Arthur B. Davies American, 1862-1928

Against Green
Arthur B. Davies American, 1862-1928

Sisters
Arthur B. Davies American, 1862-1928

Electric Lights and Buildings
Stuart Davis American, 1892-1964