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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Eugene Manlove Rhodes correspondence, 1914-1942

 Series
Identifier: MSS 859
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Eugene Manlove Rhodes' correspondence with Maynard Dixon, William Raine, Clement Yore, and Charles Gould, 1914-1934. Correspondence of his widow May D. Rhodes, 1934-1940. The collection also contains book reviews by Rhodes, book reviews of Rhodes' work, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1914-1942

Eugene Manlove Rhodes memorabilia and correspondence, 1934-1947

 Series
Identifier: MSS 859
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Eugene Manlove Rhodes' correspondence with Maynard Dixon, William Raine, Clement Yore, and Charles Gould, 1914-1934. Correspondence of his widow May D. Rhodes, 1934-1940. The collection also contains book reviews by Rhodes, book reviews of Rhodes' work, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1934-1947

May D. Rhodes correspondence, 1934-1942

 Series
Identifier: MSS 859
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Eugene Manlove Rhodes' correspondence with Maynard Dixon, William Raine, Clement Yore, and Charles Gould, 1914-1934. Correspondence of his widow May D. Rhodes, 1934-1940. The collection also contains book reviews by Rhodes, book reviews of Rhodes' work, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1934-1942

Eugene Manlove Rhodes papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232488509]
Identifier: MSS 859
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1914-1942

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