Collection

Art Works

Title

Self-Portrait of Donald Davis '46

Name Access

Davis, Donald

Artist or Maker

Donald Davis '46

Original Owner

Donald Davis

Subject Access

1940s

1950s

Art

Arts

Drama

Film

Old Boy

Portrait

Prominent Figures

Famous Canadians

Category

Art

Sub-Category

Sketch

Description

1 framed sketch : ink, sepia; 89 x 70 cm

Public Description

A self-portrait of Donald Davis '46 drawn sometime in his early acting career. Donald attended SAC from 1941 to 1946, and during his time at school began to blossom into a talented actor. The school play "Henry VIII" in 1942 was specifically written for Davis. After graduating, Donald and his brother Murray and sister Barbara Chilcott founded the Straw Hat Players as Canada's only professional summer theatre festival. They later started the Crest Theatre which was hailed as the best repertory companies in North America. Donald first gained fame for protraying the titular character of the play "Krapp's Last Tape" which won him an Obie Award for Best Actor, and later went on to star in several stage plays, radio, and television shows in Canada.

Material

Paper

Ink

Inscriptions

"Donald Davis"

Culture

Students

Width

70

Length

86

Units Of Measurement

centimeters

Number Of Parts

1

Accession No.

2022-1332

Type

Artifact

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