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Dixon, John Eaglefeather, 1928-2016

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1928 - 2016

Biography

John Eaglefeather Dixon (1928-2016) was the son of Dorothea Margaretta Lange and Maynard Dixon.

John Eaglefeather Dixon was born to photographer Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn Lange and painter, Lafayette Maynard Dixon, on June 12, 1928, in San Francisco, California. He married Helen Viola Nesbit in 1949 in California. John and his older brother Daniel Rhodes Dixon were the subjects of a 2010 documentary "Child of Giants: My Journey with Maynard Dixon and Dorothea Lange" John died on July 28, 2016.

Citation:
FamilySearch, accessed March 7, 2024 (born to Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn Lange and Lafayette Maynard Dixon on June 12, 1928, in San Francisco, California. He married Helen Viola Nesbit in 1949 in California; died on July 28, 2016; John and his older brother Daniel Rhodes Dixon were the subjects of a 2010 documentary "Child of Giants: My Journey with Maynard Dixon and Dorothea Lange") https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LR5Q-CF7/john-eaglefeather-dixon-1928-2016

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Interviews with John Eaglefeather Dixon and Daniel Rhodes Dixon

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239135558]
Identifier: MSS 9635
Scope and Contents Transcripts of interviews with John Eaglefeather Dixon and Daniel Rhodes Dixon, conducted by Diana Turnbow and April Chabries. Also includes seven DVDs containing the interview recordings. These interviews are separated into four transcript sections. Section 1 and 2 are interviews of John Dixon on July 22 and July 23 in Walnut Creek, California, with typed transcripts on pages of 1-51 and pages 1-21. Section 3 includes additional material with John Dixon that are not included on the DVD,...
Dates: 2003 July 22-24