POWER OF ATTORNEY

                        DAVIS NEW YORK VENTURE FUND, INC.
                  (1933 Act No. 2-29858, 1940 Act No. 811-1701)
                               DAVIS SERIES, INC.
                  (1933 Act No. 2-57209, 1940 Act No. 811-2679)
                                       AND
                        DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
                 (1933 Act No. 333-76407, 1940 Act No. 811-9293)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints
Arthur Don and Thomas Tays, and each of them, as the undersigned's
attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any
and all capacities, to sign any post-effective amendments to the registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of
1940, whether on Form N-1A or any successor forms thereof, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and all other applicable state or federal
regulatory authorities. Each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all
that each of the aforenamed attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes,
may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney as of
the date listed below.

DIRECTOR:

/s/ John Gates                          DATE:       February 9, 2007
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John Gates