Collection, 1935-1981.

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Collection, 1935-1981.

Contains a catalog (1968) of his donations to the Parrish Art Museum of Southhampton, N.Y. and newspaper clippings concerning his career. Includes mention of the family moving to Glen Ullin, Harvey, and Mayville, N.D., teaching country school, his career as an etcher, his second career as a photographer using the name Ivan Dmitri, the first years on New York City, his World War II photography, and exhibits of his works.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7286027

North Dakota State University Library

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Parrish Art Museum

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West, Levon, 1900-1968

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Levon West was a printmaker and, under the name Ivan Dmitri, a photographer. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1959-1962. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155899795 Born at Centerville, S.D., son of Rev. A.M. West. The family moved to Glen Ullin, N.D. in 1914. He taught school in Wells County, N.D. after serving in the Navy during World War I. After graduation from the University of Minnesota, he began a career in etching. U...