James Budd Dixon
James Budd Dixon (November 26, 1900 โ December 1, 1967) was an American
Family and education
James Budd Dixon was born to a well-to-do family in San Francisco, California.
Throughout his life, Dixon supported himself in various ways, including as a commercial artist and an art director.[2] In 1950 he became an instructor at CSFA; among his students there were Sonia Gechtoff, Byron McClintock, and Robert S. Neuman.[1]
Art career
Dixon was both a painter and a printmaker. In the 1930s, he painted in a
From the 1940s onwards, Dixon exhibited regularly at galleries and museums on the West Coast and occasionally elsewhere.[5] His output became more sporadic after 1960 as a drinking problem accelerated, and he died in San Francisco in 1967.[2] He is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery next to his wife, Peggy Dixon (1892-1977).
Most of his work is in the collection of the Oakland Museum (California),[1] but a few pieces are held by the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among other institutions.[2] A small collection of papers, photographs, and slides of Dixon's work is held by the Archives of American Art.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Albright, Thomas.Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980: An Illustrated History, pp. 53โ54.
- ^ a b c d "James Budd Dixon". Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery. Retrieved Sept. 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Lockhart, Wood. "Sausalito Historical Society: The Sausalito Six". Sausalito Marinscope , Nov. 3, 2009. Retrieved Sept. 30, 2016.
- ^ Acton, David. The Stamp of Impulse: Abstract Expressionist Prints. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2001.
- ^ James Budd Dixon exhibition list. Foster Gwin Art & Antiques, San Francisco. Retrieved Sept. 30, 2016.
- ^ "James Budd Dixon papers, 1945โ1960". Archives of American Art website. Retrieved Sept. 30, 2016.