D. Jack Davis Vertical File Collection

About the Digital Collection

The digital collection includes materials related to art and artists in Texas, including books, postcards, videos, and pamphlets.

About the Physical Collection

The D. Jack Davis Vertical File Collection contains material on Texas art with categories such as individual artists, artists by geographical area, art education, art exhibitions, art museums and galleries. The collection of files includes exhibition catalogues, correspondence, publications, articles, exhibition announcements, along with both digital and audio/visual media.

Biographical Note

D. Jack Davis is (as of 2017) an Emeritus Professor of Art at the University of North Texas (UNT) and a former Director of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Art. Davis received his B.A. in Art and Education and his M.A. in Education from Baylor University. He earned his Ph.D. in Art Education from the University of Minnesota. His teaching career began at the junior high school level as an art instructor in Waco, Texas, however, he achieved teaching positions at Wayland College, the University of Minnesota, Illinois State University and Texas Tech University before obtaining a tenured position at UNT. From 1971—2011 Davis served as one of UNT’s professors of art.