The Gene Davis Estate Collection, courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, comprises twenty-two artworks in various media by Gene Davis, a major figure in the impactful and vibrant abstraction movement that emerged in Washington, D.C., in the 1960s. The selected works—large classic striped paintings and smaller paintings from Davis’s pre-stripe era—are part of a bequest to the museum, which has cared for and disseminated his art for more than thirty years. The collection is part of a project created by Art in Embassies in the run up to the celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding in 2026. These works will be available for exhibition in U.S. Embassies and Ambassadors’ Residences immediately under long-term loan agreements.

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