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Grace Carpenter Hudson/Maynard Dixon correspondence and memorabilia, 1907-1931.
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Title:

Grace Carpenter Hudson/Maynard Dixon correspondence and memorabilia, 1907-1931
Hudson-Dixon

Creator/Contributor:

Ansbro, Matthew C.

Creator/Contributor:

Dixon, Maynard, 1875-1946.

Creator/Contributor:

Hudson, Grace Carpenter, 1865-1937.

Creator/Contributor:

Hudson, John W., 1857-1936.

Abstract:

Correspondence from Grace Hudson, Maynard Dixon, and a few others to San Francisco art dealer Matthew C. Ansbro. Photographs, and some of Dixon's artwork is included as well.

Date:

1907 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Correspondence
Drawings & graphics
Paintings & their context

Note:

Grace Carpenter was born on February 21, 1865 in Potter Valley, Mendocino County, California. Exhibiting an early talent for drawing, she enrolled in the California School of Design of the San Francisco Art Association. In 1890 she married Dr. John Wilz napier Hudson of Ukiah and continued painting, her subjects being primarily the nearby Pomo Indians. Grace's husband retired from his medical practice and devoted himself to the study of the Pomo language, and collected baskets and other artifacts for the Field Museum in Chicago. Grace Carpenter Hudson died on March 23, 1937.
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) was one of the premier illustrators, painters, and muralists of his time, concentrating largely on the Indians and deserts of the Southwest.
Hudson-Dixon.
Gift; Charlotte Harriss; 2011.
Inventory available in library; item level control.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Physical Description:

print
1 manuscript box; 16 12/ x 12 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.

Language:

English

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Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.