Marshall B. Davidson


Marshall Bowman Davidson was a historian and American culture writer. He was the author, co-author or editor of over twenty-five books and served as an editor of and contributor to Horizon and American Heritage magazines.

Biography

Bowman was born in the Fordham neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City. His older brother was United States Army Lieutenant General Garrison H. Davidson and his uncle was motion picture actor Jack Holt. Bowman attended Townsend Harris Hall in Manhattan. He then went to Princeton University, where he was captain of the swimming team. In 1928, Bowman graduated with a B.S. degree in history.
Bowman worked at the Metropolitan [Museum of Art] from 1935 to 1961 as an associate curator of the American Wing and director of publications. He then became managing editor of Horizon Books.
Bowman married Ruth "Petey" Bradbury on August 20, 1935. She served as editor of The Magazine Antiques. They did not have any children and she died in 1979.
Bowman died of pneumonia at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

Books

  • . Houghton Mifflin. 1951. 2 vols.
  • . American Heritage Publishing Company. 1967. 384 pp.
  • . American Heritage Publishing Company. 1971. 219 pp.
  • . American Heritage Publishing Company. 1971. 383 pp.
  • . American Heritage Publishing Company. 1973. 403 pp.
  • . American Heritage Publishing Company. 1973. 402 pp.
  • . American Heritage Publishing Company. 1975. 352 pp.
  • . Scribner. 1977. 357 pp.
  • . Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1980. 176 pp.
  • . Abradale-Abrams. 1983. 256 pp.
  • , with Elizabeth Stillinger. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1985. 352 pp.