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Sketch - Self-Portrait, Davis '46

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Material
Paper
Ink
Description
1 framed sketch : ink, sepia; 89 x 70 cm
More detail
1 image
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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