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John Dickinson BIOGRAPHY
1920 Berkeley, California - 1982. Known for: Furniture design and decoration.
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Born in Berkely, California in 1920, John Dickinson went on to study at. New York's Parsons School of Design. There, he studied under Van. Day Truex and Albert Hadley. His career burgeoned in the... Read full biography
Born in Berkely, California in 1920, John Dickinson went on to study at. New York's Parsons School of Design. There, he studied under Van. Day Truex and Albert Hadley. His career burgeoned in the 1950s with decorating assignments from Lord & Taylor, the W. & J. Sloane furniture company, and a host... Read full biography
Born in Berkely, California in 1920, John Dickinson went on to study at. New York's Parsons School of Design. There, he studied under Van. Day Truex and Albert Hadley. His career burgeoned in the 1950s with decorating assignments from Lord & Taylor, the W. & J. Sloane furniture company, and a host of interior designers. In 1956 he opened a design firm in San Fransisco before moving to his Pacific Heights residence and studio in 1965. Drawing on the earlier work of Jean Michel Frank and T.H.... Read full biography
Born in Berkely, California in 1920, John Dickinson went on to study at. New York's Parsons School of Design. There, he studied under Van. Day Truex and Albert Hadley. His career burgeoned in the 1950s with decorating assignments from Lord & Taylor, the W. & J. Sloane furniture company, and a host of interior designers. In 1956 he opened a design firm in San Fransisco before moving to his Pacific Heights residence and studio in 1965. Drawing on the earlier work of Jean Michel Frank and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Dickinson created stark, sleek, minimalist. furniture. His particular design aesthetic blended African and. Etruscan designs with classical forms. His work was neutral in. color, often white or beige, and reflected his preference for.... Read full biography
Born in Berkely, California in 1920, John Dickinson went on to study at. New York's Parsons School of Design. There, he studied under Van. Day Truex and Albert Hadley. His career burgeoned in the 1950s with decorating assignments from Lord & Taylor, the W. & J. Sloane furniture company, and a host of interior designers. In 1956 he opened a design firm in San Fransisco before moving to his Pacific Heights residence and studio in 1965. Drawing on the earlier work of Jean Michel Frank and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Dickinson created stark, sleek, minimalist. furniture. His particular design aesthetic blended African and. Etruscan designs with classical forms. His work was neutral in. color, often white or beige, and reflected his preference for. monochromatic interiors in which the furniture forms could be. emphasized over superfluous color... Read full biography
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Born in Berkely, California in 1920, John Dickinson went on to study at
New York's Parsons School of Design. There, he studied under Van
Day Truex and Albert Hadley.
His career burgeoned in the 1950s with decorating assignments from Lord & Taylor, the W. & J. Sloane furniture company, and a host of interior designers. In 1956 he opened a design firm in San Fransisco before moving to his Pacific Heights residence and studio in 1965.
Drawing on the earlier work of Jean Michel Frank and T.H.
Robsjohn-Gibbings, Dickinson created stark, sleek, minimalist
furniture. His particular design aesthetic blended African and
Etruscan designs with classical forms. His work was neutral in
color, often ...But wait, there's more...
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