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"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 Added to this new edition are 20 newly discovered Dixon paintings, along with 12 previously unpublished black-and-white photographs, many of them portraits of Dixon taken by Dorothea Lange.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)
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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.
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- PublisherGibbs Smith
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0879055502
- ISBN 13 9780879055509
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages272
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Hard. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 22. Hardcover Cloth 272 pages. Condition Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition First printing 1993 with corresponding number line. Stained blue boards and gilt embossing on this tight and sound copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Shelf wear with damaged top and bottom edges, white paint splattered on front cover. Tight binding with good hinges. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.Tucked away in a remote corner of the Medicine Man Gallery located in color-filled, artistically eclectic Tucson is one of the greatest treasures of the west: The Maynard Dixon Collection. While his work adorned the cover of Sunset Magazine for years, Dixon's name is unknown to most. Desert Dreams will introduce you to a world of color and history and a man as poetic as the sun setting over the Santa Catalina Mountains.Comprehensive introduction to Mr Dixon's life and his art. Seller Inventory # 657534
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