<sod>Davis was commissioned by the by the [[Central City Opera|Central City Opera Association]] to paint a series of paintings for the [[Central City Opera House]];<ref name="RMN bio">{{cite news | url=http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/denverpressclub/archive/people.herndon.davis.html | title=People - Herndon Davis | newspaper=Rocky Mountain News | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210132/http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/denverpressclub/archive/people.herndon.davis.html | archivedate=September 30, 2007 | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref> he was also requested to do some work at the Teller House in [[Central City, Colorado|Central City]]. While staying at Teller House, and on a whim, he painted ''[[The Face on the Barroom Floor (painting)|The Face on the Barroom Floor]]''. The mural painted on the floor of the hotel's bar, now named The Face, is believed to depict his wife,<ref name="RMN bio" /><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/04/15/noel-forgotten-artist-herndon-davis-haunting-face/ | title=Noel: Forgotten artist Herndon Davis’ haunting face | author=Tom Noel | date=April 21, 2016 | accessdate=October 5, 2016 }}</ref> and it may have been inspired by the poem "[[The Face upon the Barroom Floor]]" by [[Hugh Antoine d'Arcy]].<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://www.5280.com/cultureandevents/digital/2015/03/only-colorado-face-barroom-floor | title=Only in Colorado: The Face on the Barroom Floor|work=The first in a new 5280 series that covers the places, people, and activities that epitomize our state |publisher=5280 Magazine | author=Terri Cook | date=March 31, 2015 | accessdate=October 4, 2016 }}</ref> That episode led to the artist and journalist to being called “that drunk who painted the face on the barroom floor”, according to authors Tom Noel and Craig Leavitt.<ref name="DAM">{{cite web | url=http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/herndon-davis-painting-colorado-history-1901-1962 | title=Herndon Davis: Painting Colorado History, 1901-1962 | publisher=Denver Art Museum | accessdate=October 5, 2016 }}</ref><eod>
<sod>Davis was commissioned by the by the [[Central City Opera|Central City Opera Association]] to paint a series of paintings for the [[Central City Opera House]];<ref name="RMN bio">{{cite news | url=http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/denverpressclub/archive/people.herndon.davis.html | title=People - Herndon Davis | newspaper=Rocky Mountain News | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210132/http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/denverpressclub/archive/people.herndon.davis.html | archivedate=September 30, 2007 | accessdate=October 4, 2016}}</ref> he was also requested to do some work at the Teller House in [[Central City, Colorado|Central City]]. While staying at Teller House, and on a whim, he painted ''[[The Face on the Barroom Floor (painting)|The Face on the Barroom Floor]]''. The mural painted on the floor of the hotel's bar, now named The Face,<ref name="RMN bio" /><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/04/15/noel-forgotten-artist-herndon-davis-haunting-face/ | title=Noel: Forgotten artist Herndon Davis’ haunting face | author=Tom Noel | date=April 21, 2016 | accessdate=October 5, 2016 }}</ref> was confirmed to be his wife after her death.<ref name="Four artists">{{cite news | url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/04/21/four-western-artists-who-continue-to-inspire/ | title=Four Western artists who continue to inspire | author=Sandra Dallas and Special to The Denver Post | publisher=The Denver Post | date=April 22, 2016 |accessdate=October 5, 2016 }}</ref> It thought to have been inspired by the poem "[[The Face upon the Barroom Floor]]" by [[Hugh Antoine d'Arcy]].<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://www.5280.com/cultureandevents/digital/2015/03/only-colorado-face-barroom-floor | title=Only in Colorado: The Face on the Barroom Floor|work=The first in a new 5280 series that covers the places, people, and activities that epitomize our state |publisher=5280 Magazine | author=Terri Cook | date=March 31, 2015 | accessdate=October 4, 2016 }}</ref> That episode led to the artist and journalist to being called “that drunk who painted the face on the barroom floor”, according to authors Tom Noel and Craig Leavitt.<ref name="DAM">{{cite web | url=http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/herndon-davis-painting-colorado-history-1901-1962 | title=Herndon Davis: Painting Colorado History, 1901-1962 | publisher=Denver Art Museum | accessdate=October 5, 2016 }}</ref><eod>