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1900 San Francisco, California - 1967 San Francisco, California. Known for: Social real views, non objective, prints.
Post War California artist, James Budd Dixon was a San Franciso-born painter whose styles ranged from Social Realism to Abstract Expressionism. Because of problems with alcoholism, "his later works... Read full biography
Post War California artist, James Budd Dixon was a San Franciso-born painter whose styles ranged from Social Realism to Abstract Expressionism. Because of problems with alcoholism, "his later works are uneven." (Hughes 311). James Dixon attended the University of California, Berkeley, 1920-1921,... Read full biography
Post War California artist, James Budd Dixon was a San Franciso-born painter whose styles ranged from Social Realism to Abstract Expressionism. Because of problems with alcoholism, "his later works are uneven." (Hughes 311). James Dixon attended the University of California, Berkeley, 1920-1921, and 1922-1923; Mark Hopkins Institute of Art,1923-1926,1929; and the California School of Fine Arts,1945-1950. From 1950 to 1955, he taught at the California School of Fine Arts, 1950-1955 and at the... Read full biography
Post War California artist, James Budd Dixon was a San Franciso-born painter whose styles ranged from Social Realism to Abstract Expressionism. Because of problems with alcoholism, "his later works are uneven." (Hughes 311). James Dixon attended the University of California, Berkeley, 1920-1921, and 1922-1923; Mark Hopkins Institute of Art,1923-1926,1929; and the California School of Fine Arts,1945-1950. From 1950 to 1955, he taught at the California School of Fine Arts, 1950-1955 and at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1961-1965. Born November 26, 1901. Died December 1, 1967. Exh: SFAA annuals; SFMA, 1939 (solo); GGIE, 1939; CPLH, 1949; Oakland Museum, 1973. In: Oakland Museum. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".... Read full biography
Post War California artist, James Budd Dixon was a San Franciso-born painter whose styles ranged from Social Realism to Abstract Expressionism. Because of problems with alcoholism, "his later works are uneven." (Hughes 311). James Dixon attended the University of California, Berkeley, 1920-1921, and 1922-1923; Mark Hopkins Institute of Art,1923-1926,1929; and the California School of Fine Arts,1945-1950. From 1950 to 1955, he taught at the California School of Fine Arts, 1950-1955 and at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1961-1965. Born November 26, 1901. Died December 1, 1967. Exh: SFAA annuals; SFMA, 1939 (solo); GGIE, 1939; CPLH, 1949; Oakland Museum, 1973. In: Oakland Museum. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". SF Chronicle, 3-7-1977, 40/1; P&S. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale
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Keywords (29)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Non Objective Subject
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Social Realism
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Art School
- •California School of Design, Mark Hopkins Institute, Student
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
- •California School of Fine Arts, Teacher
- •San Francisco Art Institute, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York