Davidsonís Sculpture Depicts Abstract Gods The National Museum of Women in the Artsís latest tribute to mature artists is a small collection of Carol Kreeger Davidsonís abstract metal sculptures titled ìDays of Danger.î Davidson has been using industrial materials to create humanistic structures since she received a masterís of fine arts fellowship at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1973 at the age of 41. She also received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Hartford several years later. The seven pieces in her ìDays of Dangerî series are abstract allegories of Assyrian gods. Most of them are tubular in form; all are headless and reveal few anatomical details. Art critics call the compositions celebrations of warrior-goddesses asserting themselves by using weapons, although the weapons in question look more like elongated arms than daggers or swords. Metaphors aside, Davidsonís sculptures are appealing if for no other reason than the artistís inventive use of uncommon materials. She formed the larger-than-life figures by bending and folding items such as fiberglass paper and metal sheets. None of the materials were welded or fused, making for towering, if not rigid, statues. ìDays of Dangerî runs throu gh Sept. 14 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave., NW. For more information, please call (202) 783-5000 or visit www.nmwa.org. óHeather Nalbone