Background
Davidson, Earnest Jefferson was born on August 16, 1946 in Little Rock. Son of Earnest and Alice (Sanders) Davidson.
Davidson, Earnest Jefferson was born on August 16, 1946 in Little Rock. Son of Earnest and Alice (Sanders) Davidson.
Bachelor in Art, Philander Smith College, 1970;
Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Syracuse University, 1972.
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, since 1972;
Instructor, Art, Economics Opportunity Agency, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 1970-1971;
Instructor, Art, Adventures in Education, Syracuse, New York, 1972-1973;
Instructor, Art, XYZ Program, Greenville, Alabama, 1978;
Instructor, Art, Arictr., Little Rock, 1984-1987;
Instructor, Art, Art & Science Center, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1984-1992. Principal works include welded sculpture Anacalypsis, 1982, ceramic clay bust Henry Wilkins, 1993, Doctor William H. Townsend, 1994. Talk show host Storer Cable Learning About Art, since 1993.
Board trustees Southeast Arkansas Art Center, Pine Bluff, 1990-1993. Artist-in-residence Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, 1976-1982. Member American Foundry Society, National Conference Artist (southwest coordinator 1972-1978), Southern Sculptures Association, International Sculpture Society, 2d World Black African Festival Art & Culture (board directors, southern central coordinator 1978).
My father's work was compared to that of Picasso. He was an educator, artist and beloved by his family, students and everyone he encountered in the art world.
Children: Tamara Soyini, Earnest J. III.