Maynard Dixon

Maynard Dixon (January 24, 1875 – November 11, 1946) was an American artist. He was known for his paintings, and his body of work focused on the American West. Dixon is considered one of the finest artists having dedicated most of their art to the U.S. Southwestern cultures and landscapes at the end of the 19th-century and the first half of the 20th-century. He was often called "The Last Cowboy in San Francisco."

Maynard Dixon
Dixon c. 1906
Born
Lafayette Maynard Dixon

January 24, 1875 (1875-01-24)
Fresno, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1946 (1946-11-12) (aged 71)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Known forPainter
MovementTonalist, Impressionism, Precisionism
Spouse(s)Lillian West Toby (1905–1917)
Dorothea Lange (1920–1935)
Edith Hamlin (1937–1946)

Through his work with the Galerie Beaux Arts, a cooperative gallery in San Francisco, Dixon played a pivotal role ensuring the West Coast supported the work of local, modern artists. He was married for a time to photographer Dorothea Lange, and later to painter Edith Hamlin.

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