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was created in Paris in 1923, and a bronze cast of it was made in 1991 for Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City. Sculptor Jo
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statue in Ponca City. Each was paid a commission to produce a small model, and the dozen works were exhibited in major cities in the US. Davidson did not win the commission.
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opened a permanent exhibition, "Jo
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and his re-election. In 1946 this group merged with the
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In 1911 Davidson secured his first solo gallery shows. In 1927 he was one of a dozen sculptors invited by the oilman
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featuring nearly 200 of his works. In the summer of 1949, Davidson was one of 250 sculptors who exhibited in the
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