Davis, a suburb of Sacramento situated on the U.S. 80 going towards San Francisco, bears the name of its founder Jerome C. Davis who planted wheat, barley, vines and fruit trees on a 400 acre/162 hectare holding here. Today this now urbanized town still lies in the middle of a rich agricultural area.
Richard L Nelson was the first Chairperson of the Department of Art at UCDavis. The RL Nelson Gallery features a Fine Arts Collection of over 4,000 works of art in various materials and media. The collection represents diverse historical periods and cultures, as well as significant holdings in contemporary art, including such notable artists as Arneson, Wiley, Thiebaud, Gilhooley, de Forest, Hudson - associated with the Davis faculty of the "Funk" period.
Address: RL Nelson Gallery and The Fine Arts Collection, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
Phone: 1 (530) 752-8500, Fax: 1 (530) 754-9112
Hours:
11am-5pm; Sun:2pm-5pm; Sat:2pm-5pm; Closed: Fri
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
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Davis, Sacramento
