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Dixon, Maynard, 1875-1946

 Person

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.

Citation:
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 1 Collection or Record:

Wesley M. Burnside research materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1438
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1935-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wesley M. Burnside research materials

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