Sammy Davis JNR, London

Artist/Maker and role
Lewis Morley (b.1925, d.2013): Artist
 Production date
Circa 1963
 About this object
"Samuel George Davis Jr. was an American singer, musician, dancer, actor, vaudevillian and comedian. He was noted for his impressions of actors, musicians and other celebrities. At the age of three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father, Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally."
- Wikipedia 21/09/2018

Object detail

Artist/Maker and role
Lewis Morley (b.1925, d.2013): Artist
Collection type
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Media
Silver gelatin print
Measurements
36.5 x 28.3cm (sight), 53.7 x 43.7 x 4cm (frame)
Signature & date
Signature beneath image in black pen, r.
Verso attached paper:
Title and date in black pen, bot.c
Signature in black pen, bot.r
Credit line
Donated under the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Pat Corrigan, 2018
Artist/Maker
Accession number
2018.030

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