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1872 Boone, Iowa - 1945 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Rural landscape and urban view painting.
EDWIN MINOT DAWES . The sixth child of a grocery store owner, Edwin Minot Dawes reported in an interview that his mother encouraged him to draw pictures to "keep him out of mischief." He was born at... Read full biography
EDWIN MINOT DAWES . The sixth child of a grocery store owner, Edwin Minot Dawes reported in an interview that his mother encouraged him to draw pictures to "keep him out of mischief." He was born at Boone, Iowa on April 27, 1872. In 1893 he moved temporarily to Denver, Colorado, where he had... Read full biography
EDWIN MINOT DAWES . The sixth child of a grocery store owner, Edwin Minot Dawes reported in an interview that his mother encouraged him to draw pictures to "keep him out of mischief." He was born at Boone, Iowa on April 27, 1872. In 1893 he moved temporarily to Denver, Colorado, where he had difficulty making a living so he took a job making signs for windows. Some time later he returned to Iowa and in 1896 he left Des Moines for Minneapolis where he joined his father and brother Clarence in... Read full biography
EDWIN MINOT DAWES . The sixth child of a grocery store owner, Edwin Minot Dawes reported in an interview that his mother encouraged him to draw pictures to "keep him out of mischief." He was born at Boone, Iowa on April 27, 1872. In 1893 he moved temporarily to Denver, Colorado, where he had difficulty making a living so he took a job making signs for windows. Some time later he returned to Iowa and in 1896 he left Des Moines for Minneapolis where he joined his father and brother Clarence in the business of manufacturing and wholesale selling of baking powder. City directories show Dawes lived in Minneapolis between 1892 and 1909. Meanwhile, Edwin continued to paint signs and letter windows. About the turn of the century a friend persuaded... Read full biography
EDWIN MINOT DAWES . The sixth child of a grocery store owner, Edwin Minot Dawes reported in an interview that his mother encouraged him to draw pictures to "keep him out of mischief." He was born at Boone, Iowa on April 27, 1872. In 1893 he moved temporarily to Denver, Colorado, where he had difficulty making a living so he took a job making signs for windows. Some time later he returned to Iowa and in 1896 he left Des Moines for Minneapolis where he joined his father and brother Clarence in the business of manufacturing and wholesale selling of baking powder. City directories show Dawes lived in Minneapolis between 1892 and 1909. Meanwhile, Edwin continued to paint signs and letter windows. About the turn of the century a friend persuaded Dawes to visit the Walker Gallery (now the Walker Art Cen... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Desert Landscape
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Still Life
- •Urban Scene, City Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
Art Association
- •California Art Club-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •Santa Fe Railroad Commissioned Art
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago