Desert Dreams: The Art and Life of Maynard Dixon - Hardcover

Hagerty, Donald J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0879055502 ISBN 13: 9780879055509

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 1993

Synopsis

"I know my West some, but to realize how big and splendid and free and magnificent and God-made it really is, once in a while, I have to look on Maynard Dixon's pictures," said Wilbur Hall in 1937. Added to this new edition are 20 newly discovered Dixon paintings, along with 12 previously unpublished black-and-white photographs, many of them portraits of Dixon taken by Dorothea Lange. This beautiful book captures the magnificence of Dixon's work and his unique personality. (19930808)

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Contents Preface Acknowdgments Brief Chronology Foreword Introduction Growing up on the Dead Level: 1875-1893 Fin-de-Siecle Illustrator: 1893-1900 Going East to See the West: 1900-1907 Illustrated West, The New York Years: 1907-1912 Turn of the Tide: 1912-1920 Visionary: 1920-1925 Murals and Modernism: 1925-1931 From Taos to Chaos: 1931-1935 To Thine Own Self Be True: 1935-1940 At Last: 1940-1946 Revised Edition:1998 Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author:

Donald J Hagerty, is a teacher and administrator at the University of California at Davis. This comprehensive monograpd on Maynard Dixon is the product of fifteen years of research. It reflects the cooperation of Dixon's family, musuems, galleries, libraries and collectors around the country.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0879055502
• ISBN 13: 9780879055509
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272