Specialties

• Silversmith
• Designer
• Ex-Pat American.

1910

• Moved to Mexico working for the Sonora News Co.
• Collected indigenous Mexican crafts and pre-Columbian art.
• Opened a gallery that became a magnet for Mexican artists and distinguished collectors.

Jewelry

• One of the first to produce jewelry in the now popular Mexican style.
• Developed design ideas for jewelry inspired by pre-Columbian art and ancient symbols.
• Employed excellent craftsman to execute his ideas.

Materials

• Native Mexican silver.
• Carved obsidian heads.
• Excavated stone carvings and seals.

1933

• Merged with Frank Sanborn to run Sanborn’s, exhibiting and selling work by the finest artisans and craftsmen in Mexico.

1961

• Death of Frederick Davis.