Gene Davis

Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Gene Davis initially pursued a career in journalism, covering sports and even playing poker with President Truman. It wasn't until 1949 that he turned to painting, quickly developing a keen eye for color through his study of artists like Pierre Bonnard and Paul Klee at The Phillips Collection. Davis, alongside fellow artists Kenneth Noland and Morris Louis, became a key member of the Washington Color School in the 1950s—a group celebrated…