Ulysses Davis | |
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| Born | Ulysses Davis January 13, 1913 Fitzgerald, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | 1990 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Known for | Wooden sculpture |
| Movement | American Folk |
Ulysses Davis (January 13, 1913 – 1990) was an African-American barber and self-taught sculptor. Davis is best known for his carvings of historical figures such as a set of mahogany busts of all the presidents (through George H. W. Bush) and similar portrait heads of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Kennedys and other leaders from the civil rights era.