In memory of Jack Davis’ life, please consider making a gift to the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s Jack Davis Scholarship. May we all aspire to live a life like Jack Davis – taking the time to use our talents and abilities to remind others about the best in themselves.” As Jeff Dantzler said, we were so lucky to have him. What Munson did for our ears, Davis did for our eyes. From the private chambers of the Georgia Supreme Court to South Georgia Barber shops, his work is displayed across the “Bulldog Nation” as a reminder of the best parts of what it means to be a part of the University of Georgia. Intense, but not without a healthy dose of self-awareness and fun. “Aside from his kind and giving personality, how Jack Davis painted UGA came to be how we all saw the Red and Black.
UGA alumnus Ryan Scates (AB ’10, JD ’13) penned a heartfelt thank you note to Jack Davis in Bulldawg Illustrated. His long relationship with the UGA athletics program began in 1948 when he drew head football coach Wally Butts for the front and back of that year’s media guide. He endeared himself to Georgia Bulldog fans over decades with his famous caricatures of a bulldog usually pummeling opposing team mascots and/or celebrating after UGA victories.
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