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Paul Dyck BIOGRAPHY
1917 Chicago, Illinois - 2006 Oak Creek. Known for: Mod Indian figure and genre painting.
Born in Chicago, Paul Dyck became a painter of western subjects, illustrator, and author. His preferred medium is egg tempera with "old master" oil glazes, and he also paints in watercolor and Sumiye... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Paul Dyck became a painter of western subjects, illustrator, and author. His preferred medium is egg tempera with "old master" oil glazes, and he also paints in watercolor and Sumiye ink with Japanese brushes. He is a descendent of the Flemish painter, Sir Anthony Van Dyck... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Paul Dyck became a painter of western subjects, illustrator, and author. His preferred medium is egg tempera with "old master" oil glazes, and he also paints in watercolor and Sumiye ink with Japanese brushes. He is a descendent of the Flemish painter, Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). As a small child, Dyck lived in Calgary, western Canada among the Blackfeet, Crow, and Cheyenne Indians where his parents were pioneers. Later he lectured on American Indian culture and became a... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Paul Dyck became a painter of western subjects, illustrator, and author. His preferred medium is egg tempera with "old master" oil glazes, and he also paints in watercolor and Sumiye ink with Japanese brushes. He is a descendent of the Flemish painter, Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). As a small child, Dyck lived in Calgary, western Canada among the Blackfeet, Crow, and Cheyenne Indians where his parents were pioneers. Later he lectured on American Indian culture and became a collector of Indian artifacts. He was given the name "Rainbow Hand" by members of the Sioux Indian tribe with whom he lived in 1934. He also became the adopted son of two Indian leaders: One Elk and Lone Wolf, the Blackfoot artist. At the age of... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Paul Dyck became a painter of western subjects, illustrator, and author. His preferred medium is egg tempera with "old master" oil glazes, and he also paints in watercolor and Sumiye ink with Japanese brushes. He is a descendent of the Flemish painter, Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). As a small child, Dyck lived in Calgary, western Canada among the Blackfeet, Crow, and Cheyenne Indians where his parents were pioneers. Later he lectured on American Indian culture and became a collector of Indian artifacts. He was given the name "Rainbow Hand" by members of the Sioux Indian tribe with whom he lived in 1934. He also became the adopted son of two Indian leaders: One Elk and Lone Wolf, the Blackfoot artist. At the age of eight, Dyck was taken by his parents to Europe and apprenticed to an artist uncle, a painter, with studio... Read full biography
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Born in Chicago, Paul Dyck became a painter of western subjects, illustrator, and author. His preferred medium is egg tempera with "old master" oil glazes, and he also paints in watercolor and Sumiye ink with Japanese brushes.
He is a descendent of the Flemish painter, Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). As a small child, Dyck lived in Calgary, western Canada among the Blackfeet, Crow, and Cheyenne Indians where his parents were pioneers. Later he lectured on American Indian culture and became a collector of Indian artifacts. He was given the name "Rainbow Hand" by members of the Sioux Indian tribe with whom he lived in 1934. He also became the adopted son of two Indian leaders: One Elk and Lone Wolf, ...But wait, there's more...
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