Dixon, Maynard, 1875-1946
Dates
- Existence: 1875 - 1946
Biography
Maynard Dixon was (1875-1946) was an American painter and illustrator.
Maynard Dixon was born January 24, 1875, in Fresno, California. He studied at the California School of Design in San Francisco. Maynard became a painter and illustrator in impressionism and precisionism styles. His art reflects settings from his residences in San Francisco, Mt. Carmel, Utah, and Tucson, Arizona. Maynard was married to American photographer Dorothea Lange from 1920 to 1935. Maynard died November 11, 1946.
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Rim-rock and sage, 1977:t.p. (Maynard Dixon)Wikipedia, website viewed 14 July 2011(Maynard Dixon; b. 24 January 1875 in Fresno, California; d. 11 November 1946 in Tucson, Arizona; american painter--tonalist, impressionism, precisionism; illustrator; studied at California School of Design; lived in San Francisco; summer home in Mt. Carmel, Utah; winter home in Tucson, Arizona)
Balch, F.H. The bridge of the gods, 1902:title page (seventh edition, with eight full-page illustrations by L. Maynard Dixon) plates signed (L. Maynard Dixon)
Wikipedia, October 6, 2014(Maynard Dixon (January 24, 1875--November 11, 1946) was a 20th-century American artist whose body of work focused on the American West. He was married for a time to American photographer Dorothea Lange from 1920-1935) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_Dixon
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Wesley M. Burnside photographs
Collection includes 124 black and white photographs, 14 color photographs, and one negative with images related to the life and work of Maynard Dixon. Photographs were taken and collected by Wesley Burnside during his research on Dixon. Images were originally taken between the 1890s and the 1970s.
Wesley M. Burnside research materials
Research material on the artist Maynard Dixon by Wesley M. Burnside. Materials include correspondence, periodical clippings, original and edited papers, and two signed documents by Dixon.
Interviews with John Eaglefeather Dixon and Daniel Rhodes Dixon
Eugene Manlove Rhodes papers
Handwritten and typed book reviews, correspondence, and memorabilia. Among the correspondents are Maynard Dixon, William MacLeod Raine, Clem Yore, and Charles Newton Gould. The book reviews are both by Rhodes and about his works. Also included are correspondence of May D. Rhodes.
C. R. Savage photographs
Collection includes six black and white photographs from the 1900s. Includes images of Leo D. and Gertrude Stein, Maynard Dixon and his wife, and a photograph of Brigham Young's residence taken by Charles R. Savage.
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