Marshall Bowman Davidson ’28

"Nip" Davidson, a prolific historian of American art and culture, died of pneumonia on Aug. 8, 1989, at Lenox Hill Hospital, in N.Y.C. His secondary education was at Townsend Harris Hall. At Princeton, he majored in his¬tory, captained the swimming team, and was a member of Tower Club.

After graduation, he became associate curator of the American collection and editor of publications at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He left the museum in 1961 and became managing editor of Horizon Books, a series issued by the American Heritage Publishing Co. He also served for a time as a divisional V.P. of opera¬tions at CBS News. He authored, co-authored, and ed¬ited a succession of notable books. In 1951, he published his two-volume Life in America, a vast survey in text and illustrations of American history and culture. It was reis¬sued in 1976. Among his other works were a three-vol¬ume history of antique furniture in America, Great Historical Places of Europe, The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and, most recently, Treasure of the New York Public Library.

Nip married Ruth "Petey" Bradbury on Aug. 20, 1935. She died in 1979, and they had no children. Nip is survived by his brother, Lt. Gen. Garrison H. Davidson, of Oakland, Calif. Nip was a regular through the years at class dinners and luncheons in N.Y.C., and he main¬tained his loyal interest in Princeton throughout his life. His classmates will miss his friendly presence.

The Class of 1928