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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946)
According to noted authority Donald Hagerty, “By the early 1940s, Maynard Dixon had achieved considerable acclaim as one of the West’s leading artists. His long, productive life was a work of art in its own right. From the beginning Maynard Dixon was different, an authentic, iconoclastic, self-created individual. Born in 1875 in Fresno, California, he had no formal academic art training except for three miserable months at San Francisco’s Mark Hopkins [...] Click here to continue reading.
Jim (James) Dine (Born 1935)
Jim Dine is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, born 1935. Dine, a prolific artist, came to prominence in New York from 1959-1960 when he staged a series of “Happenings”, creating action painting and assemblages. His works often repeat a visual theme (hearts) or frequently utilize objects (shoes, toothbrushes), throughout different mediums. Although he used objects from everyday life, he was not a Pop Artist, though he was not [...] Click here to continue reading.
D. R. Dimes & Co.
Early in 1960, Douglas R. Dimes became fascinated with the furniture designs of 18th century craftsmen, so he studied period furniture in museums and books, and with no experience and few tools, he began to make Windsor chairs. He made and sold chairs for 14 years before leaving his full time job in 1976 to form and incorporate his present company in New Hampshire. Thomas Lavigne, now Vice-President and [...] Click here to continue reading.
Richard Clifford Diebenkorn (American, 1922 to 1993)
By 1955, Richard Diebenkorn abandoned his early, abstract style in favor of representational paintings, and he frequently painted figural images. He studied the human form through drawing with David Park and Elmer Bischoff, friends and former teachers. His paintings of figures were intended to evoke a similar set of emotions as his abstract works and included the same stylistic elements of bold colors and flattened spatial planes. [...] Click here to continue reading.
Narcisse Virgile Diaz De La Pena (French, 1807 to 1876)
Narcisse de la Pena Diaz, a French landscape and figure painter and founding member of the avant-garde Barbizon school, was born in Bordeaux of Spanish parents. Orphaned at the age of 10, he first became a pottery decorator and learned to paint at the Louvre. He first exhibited at the Salon between 1831 and 1837, and from 1837 to 1844, was a core member [...] Click here to continue reading.
Diamond Point Glass Pattern
The Diamond Point pattern is a very old American design, having been originated by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. in 1830. It was produced by various glassmakers through the 1850′s, including Bryce, Richards & Co. It is found mostly in clear flint or lead crystal glass, although some colors were produced and are very rare. Some later Diamond Point pieces, 1860 to 1890, were produced with cheaper lime formulas [...] Click here to continue reading.
John DeWitt
John DeWitt worked in New York City from 1794 to 1799. The Windsor Style in America by Charles Santore lists DeWitt’s working at 38 Whitehall Street, 225 William Street, 47 Water Street and 442 Pearl Street. The book also notes that DeWitt “made Windsors for the Senate and Assembly rooms, Federal Hall, New York City.”
Most of DeWitt’s output involved Windsor bow-back side chairs and continuous-arm chairs, including brace-backs, according to American [...] Click here to continue reading.
Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (French 1848 – 1912)
(Jean Baptiste) Edouard Detaille was a French Academic painter noted for his precision and realistic detail. Detaille was a student of the great Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier. He served in the French Army in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and became the official painter of the battles. He is famous for having depicted portraits of soldiers, military maneuvers, military uniforms and general military life. His book, L’ARMEE [...] Click here to continue reading.
Desideria Montoya Sanchez (1889-1982)
Desideria Sanchez was the sister of Maria Martinez and daughter of Reyes Pena. In 1909, she demonstrated pottery making with Ramona Gonzales, Ana Montoya, her sister Maria, and Tonita Roybal at the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe. They sold their finished pieces to the public. In a brief description about her sister, Marie noted: And she’s younger than me and her hands get that… rheumatism. And she doesn’t [...] Click here to continue reading.
Eugene Francois Adolphe Deshayes (French, Algerian, 1868 to 1939)
Deshayes was born in Algeria and many of his works depict the natural beauty of that country. He studied under Jean-Leon Gerome, one of the leading painters of the Orientalist school. In 1910 Deshayes was named a “Pientre de la Marine”, a title bestowed by the Minister of Defense of France to those artists whose works reflect the glory of the sea.
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