Artist: Preston Dickinson (1891 - 1930)
Nationality: American
Movement: Precisionism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
American painter Preston Dickinson established himself as an artist while in Europe from 1910 to 1915. While in Paris, he was influenced by the work of Cezanne and the Fauves. Later in the 1920’s, he work took on the style of the Precisionist movement. He preferred to paint machinery with geometrical and abstract qualities.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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William Dickinson Portrait of the Reverend William Preston Mezzotint 18th - 19th century
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Preston Dickinson - Still Life c. 1924 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Preston Dickinson, American, 1889-1930 Quebec about 1925 Oil on canvas 35.88 x 61.28 cm (14
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Preston Dickinson, American, 1889-1930 The Factory 1920s Oil on paperboard 35.56 x 50.8 cm (14
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Preston Dickinson - Mountain Farm in the Snow c. 1913 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Preston Dickinson, American, 1889-1930 Port Jefferson, Long Island 1920s Pastel on paper mounted on paperboard
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E. Toci - Lieutenant William Preston Griffin, U.S.N. c. 1833-1838 watercolor on ivory Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Robert Henri - Portrait of Mrs. William Preston Harrison 1925 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Lowes Cato Dickinson A Young Hill Raja atSimla, plate 10 from the book Portraits of the Princes & Peoples of India by the Honorable Miss Eden Drawn on the Stone by L. Dickinson (London: J. Dickinson & Son, 1844) lithograph 1844
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Portrait of William Preston Harrison, Wayman Adams (United States, Indiana, Muncie, 1883 - 1959) , 1924, Oil on canvas
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C. Law Coppard - Manor House, Preston Place, Sussex, 1845 oil on canvas Brighton and Hove Museums English
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Charles Raleigh Knight Scenery on the Rhine (London: Dickinson & Son for the author, [ca. 1840]) book with lithographs 1840
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Richard Henry Nibbs - Viaduct of the London, Brighton & south coast railway, Brighton: The village of Preston in the foreground 1846 lithograph Brighton and Hove Museums English
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Eleanor Dickinson Untitled [Figure drawing] black ink 1972
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Emily Eden Portraits of the Princes & People of India (London: J. Dickinson & Son, 1844) book with lithographs 1844
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Lieutenant William Preston Griffin, U.S.N., Toci, E. (United States, born 19th century)  (Artist), circa 1833-1838, Miniature: watercolor on ivory
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Bust of Lincoln, George E. Bissell (United States, Connecticut, New Preston, 1839 - 1920)  (Artist), 1895-1900, Bronze with dark brown patina
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Edwin W. Dickinson The Cello Player oil on canvas 1924 - 1926
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William Dickinson The Country Club 18th - 19th century
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Ezra Ames, American, 1768-1836 Abba Spencer Townsend 1810 Oil on canvas 91.44 x 71.75 cm
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Costume Sketch of Robert Preston as Harold Hill in the Warner Brothers Production, ’The Music Man’, Dorothy Jeakins (United States, 1914 - 1995) , 1961, Watercolor, pencil, ink on board
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Edwin W. Dickinson Long Point Light, Provincetown Graphite on wove paper 1933
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Edward Anthony Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932) albumen print 19th century
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Edwin W. Dickinson Portrait of T. Edward Hanley charcoal and graphite on white wove paper 1936
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William Dickinson Portrait of Paolo Sarpie, author of the History of the Council of Trent Mezzotint 1777
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Costume Sketch for Pam Dickinson in ’Sounds of ’68’, Boyd Clopton (United States, 1935 - 1989) , 1968, Ink on paper
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Amelia Jane Murray Pictorial and descriptive Sketches of the Odenwald ([London]: William Robert and Lowes Dickinson, [1848?]), 3 parts book with color lithographs with hand coloring 1848
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Amelia Jane Murray ätowards Heidelberg, first plate in the book, Pictorial and descriptive Sketches of the Odenwald ([London]: William Robert and Lowes Dickinson, [1848?]), 3 parts color lithograph with hand coloring 1848
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John Preston, English, 1774-1798 Cittern (English guitar) England, (London), about 1770 Maple, spruce 69 x
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Costume Sketch of Ingrid Bergman as Stephanie Dickinson in the Columbia Pictures Corporation Production, ’Cactus Flower’, Moss Mabry (circa 1919 - 2006-01-26)  (Designer), 1969, Pencil, watercolor, gouache and ink on board
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Edwin Dickinson - Snow on Quai 1938 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Edwin Dickinson - Morningside Drive, Spring 1946 pencil on paper Arkansas Arts Center American
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Frederick Dickinson Williams, American, 1829-1915 Moonlit Mountainside 1861 Oil on paperboard 17.14 x 17.46 cm
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Nude, George Kars (Czechoslovakia, 1882 - 1945) , Brown ink and colored crayons
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Military Scene, Bernard Edouard Swebach (France, 1800 - 1870)  (Artist), 1821, Oil on canvas
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Letters and Pipes, Fernand Léger (France, Argentan, 1881 - 1955) , circa 1925, Gouache
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Une Spectatrice, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (France, Albi, 1864 - 1901) , 1893, Lithograph
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Une Spectatrice, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (France, Albi, 1864 - 1901) , 1893, Lithograph
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Composition in White, Red, and Yellow, Piet Mondrian (Holland, 1872 - 1944)  (Artist), 1936, Oil on canvas
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Simeon Soumain, American, about 1685–about 1750 Coffee pot United States, New York, (New York), 1730-40
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Landscape, Max Weber (Russia, Belostok, 1881 - 1961) , circa 1920-1928, Watercolor
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An American Oriental, Guy Pène du Bois (United States, New York, Brooklyn, 1884 - 1958) , 1921, Oil on canvas
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Ultime Ballade, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (France, Albi, 1864 - 1901) , 1893, Lithograph
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The Cliffs, Maxime Maufra (France, Nantes, 1862 - 1918)  (Artist), ca. 1890-95, Watercolor and charcoal
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Chateau de la Pradelle, André Lhote (France, Bordeaux, 1885 - 1962)  (Artist), 1925, Watercolor
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Simeon Soumain, American, about 1685–about 1750 Sugar bowl United States, New York, (New York), 1730-40
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Le Comte Eberhard Çhassant son fils Ulrich, Ary Scheffer (Holland, Dordrecht, 1795 - 1858) , Lithograph
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Kenneth Hayes Miller, Margaret Watkins (United States)  (Artist), no date, Gelatin-silver print
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Head, Pablo Picasso (Spain, Malaga, 1881 - 1973) , 1913, Charcoal, pencil, oil and shellac
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Edwin Dickinson - View from Florida Duncan's Window (Provincetown) 1922 pencil on paper Arkansas Arts Center American
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Lézardrieux: the Coast, Paul Signac (France, Paris, 1863 - 1935) , 1924, Watercolor and pencil
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Dancer in Green, Maurice Sterne (Latvia, Memel, 1878 - 1957) , circa 1925, Watercolor
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Untitled, Paul Klee (Switzerland, Munchenbuchsee, 1879 - 1940) , 1929, Oil over India ink on plywood
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La Trahison des images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe), René Magritte (Belgium, Hainaut, 1898 - 1967) , 1929, Oil on canvas
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Jean 1923, George Bellows (United States, Ohio, Columbus, 1882 - 1925) , 1923, Lithograph
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The Coming Storm, George Bellows (United States, Ohio, Columbus, 1882 - 1925) , 1916, Oil on canvas
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The Sawdust Trail, George Bellows (United States, Ohio, Columbus, 1882 - 1925) , 1917, Lithograph
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Nature Morte, George Kars (Czechoslovakia, 1882 - 1945) , circa 1922-circa 1925, Oil on canvas
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Jefferson Gate, N.Y., George C. Ault (United States, 1891 - 1948)  (Artist), 1927, Watercolor on paper
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Tourists, New Mexico, Boardman Robinson (Canada, Nova Scotia, 1876 - 1952)  (Artist), no date, Watercolor

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (9)
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Fantasy and Function: The Furniture of John Dickinson
Organized by Darrin Alfred, SFMOMA curatorial associate of architecture and design, the exhibition is drawn from the Museum’s impressive collection of 250 works by the San Francisco–based designer. “Dickinson’s designs demonstrate his ability to b...
Indianapolis Museum of Art: Visions of Home
The tranquil Country Place lifestyle was the prominent theme for American Impressionist painters. These paintings offer a glimpse into the ...
Indianapolis Museum of Art: Visions of Home
The tranquil Country Place lifestyle was the prominent theme for American Impressionist painters. These paintings offer a glimpse into the ...
Zeitgeist Gallery: Connecting Points: Paintings by Lisie S. Orjuela
Orjuelas Connecting Points series features richly colored, textured figurative images. Each painting evokes a state of mind. Orjuelas main interest lies in the interior dimensions, the psychological spheres and environments. Hence the lack of reco...
Hudson River Museum: Ellen Kozak Paintings: Reflections on a River
Kozak’s vivid palette straddles the cusp between representation and abstraction and her fluid shapes depict continuous change and motion. Kozak paints from observation, but her pairings of colors are not often found in work by contemporary painte...
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery: Material: Contemporary Ceramic Sculptors
Casey McDonough holds an MFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a BS in Studio Art and Marine Biology from Eckerd College. Using his background in Science, his works relate to social interactions and their relationship to scie...
Mobius: Maternal Exposure - Don't Forget the Lunches: A Sculptural Installation by Monica Bock and Poetry by Zofia Burr
The lead bags gather in rows in one half of the exhibition space, spreading across the floor in the order the original lunches were prepared. Inserted intermittently, small lead sheet plaques replace lunch b...
BAK, basis voor actuele kunst: The Return of Religion and Other Myths
The exhibition "The Art of Iconoclasm", curated by art historian and writer Sven Lütticken, consists of two parts: "From Idol to Artwork" at BAK, basis voor actuele kunst and "Attacking the Spectacle" at CM Studio, Centraal Museum. "The Art of Ico...
South London Gallery: Independence: Issues with a Contemporary Relevance
In the recently vacated gallery offices, a project by Christian Boltanski opens the exhibition out to any artist who wishes to participate. Relying on the principle of starting a rumour, artists from all over the world have been invited to fax th...

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