George Dix papers 1946-1992

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George Dix papers 1946-1992

Collection consists of working files maintained by George Dix, primarily during his partnership with R. Kirk Askew at Durlacher Bros. The files contain correspondence, biographical information, exhibition catalogs, photographs, and other papers related to artists represented by the gallery, as well as papers concerning exhibitions of older artists, such as Edward Lear and Joseph Wright of Derby. Artists represented in the files include Peter Blume, Barbara Hepworth, Robin Ironside, Leonid, Ben Nicholson, Marjorie Phillips, and John Piper.

Total Boxes: 8 boxes; Linear Feet: 3.5; Other Storage Formats: cold storage

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Dix, George P.

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George Dix, art dealer who from 1948-1967 was responsible for British painters represented by the New York gallery Durlacher Bros. From the description of George Dix papers, 1946-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79945086 From the description of George Dix papers, 1946-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702153030 ...

Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Derby, to Miss Seward, 1788 Oct. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270857244 In 1785, the painter Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) organized a one-man exhibition of his work at the Covent Garden auction rooms of Henry Robins. The setting for the show was a response to the Royal Academy's failure to elect him as a Royal Academician in February, 1783. Paintings exhibited included The Lady from Milton's "Comu...

Lear, Edward, 1812-1888

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English painter and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 61 Promenade des Anglais [Nice], to Lady Duncan, 1865 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129778 From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : Cairo, Cannes, Paris, San Remo, and Botzen, to Mrs. (later Lady) Digby Wyatt, 1866 Dec. 30-1871 Aug. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598498 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Villa Tennyson, San Remo, to Wilkie [Col...

Piper, John, 1903-1992

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Blume, Peter, 1906-1992

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Painter; Sherman, Conn. Died 1992. From the description of Peter Blume interviews, 1983 Aug. 16-1984 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184735 From the description of Peter Blume papers, [ca. 1926]-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86123014 Peter Blume (1906-1992) was a painter from Sherman, Conn. From the description of Oral history interview with Peter Blume, 1983 Aug. 16-1984 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397191 ...

Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975

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Leonid, 1896-

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Ironside, Robin

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Epithet: painter and writer on art British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x0003d9 ...

Phillips, Duncan

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Marjorie Phillips (1895-1985) was a painter and collector from Washington D.C. Died June 16, 1985. Wife of Duncan Phillips. Social Security Death Index and the Phillips Collection website site her birth date as 1894. From the description of Oral history interview with Marjorie Phillips, 1974 June 27 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596706 Marjorie Grant Acker (later Phillips) was born in Indiana on October 25, 1894 or...

Nicholson, Ben, 1894-1982

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Ben Nicholson, British painter. From the description of Ben Nicholson letters to Jessica Stewart Dismorr and Tony Reichardt, 1935-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161911 From the description of Ben Nicholson letters to Jessica Stewart Dismorr and Tony Reichardt, 1935-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80379892 Benjamin Lauder "Ben" Nicholson (10 April 1894 - 6 February 1982) was an English abstract painter. From the description of Ben Nicholson ...

Dix, George.

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In 1948, already established as an art dealer, George Dix began his partnership with R. Kirk Askew at the New York gallery of Durlacher Bros., where he handled the British painters represented by the gallery. After 124 years of business, Durlacher Bros. closed in 1967. Dix, having worked for many years with contemporary artists, made plans to open a gallery in his own name, concentrating on old master drawings and paintings. From the guide to the George Dix papers, 1946-...

Durlacher Bros., New York.

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