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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 photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 32
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1890-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wesley M. Burnside photographs

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