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: (40)
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William Dickinson, Portrait of the Reverend William Preston, 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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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), 1844
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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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Edwin W. Dickinson, The Cello Player, 1924 - 1926
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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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Eleanor Dickinson, Untitled [Figure drawing], 1972
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Edwin W. Dickinson, Portrait of T. Edward Hanley, 1936
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Edwin W. Dickinson, Long Point Light, Provincetown, 1933
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William Dickinson, The Country Club, 18th - 19th century
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Edward Anthony, Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932), 19th century
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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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William Dickinson, Portrait of Paolo Sarpie, author of the History of the Council of Trent, 1777
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Emily Eden, Portraits of the Princes & People of India (London: J. Dickinson & Son, 1844), 1844
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Charles Raleigh Knight, Scenery on the Rhine (London: Dickinson & Son for the author, [ca. 1840]), 1840
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Amelia Jane Murray, Pictorial and descriptive Sketches of the Odenwald ([London]: William Robert and Lowes Dickinson, [1848?]), 3 parts, 1848
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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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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, 1848
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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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John Preston, English, 1774-1798 Cittern (English guitar) England, (London), about 1770 Maple, spruce 69 x
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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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Simeon Soumain, American, about 1685–about 1750 Coffee pot United States, New York, (New York), 1730-40
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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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Edwin Dickinson - View from Florida Duncan's Window (Provincetown) 1922 pencil on paper Arkansas Arts Center American
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Statuette of a bull Greek Archaic Period 6th to 5th Centuries B.C. Bronze Length: 6
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Manner of the Euergides Painter Kylix fragment Athenian; Red Figure; Kylix; Fragment (tondo) Greek Archaic
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Spouted Jug Cypriote Bronze Age, Middle Cypriote II-III Period about 1800-1600 B.C. Ceramic, White Painted
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Man reclining in a chair Figurine; Male Early Aegean, Helladic Bronze Age, Late Helladic IIIB
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Jasper Francis Cropsey, Under the Palisades, circa 1891
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Jasper Francis Cropsey, The Gates of the Hudson, 1891
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Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528 The Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus and Saint Anne about
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Attributed to Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577-1640 Formerly attributed to Bartolomeo Passarotti, Italian, 1529-1592
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Giuliano di Simone, Italian (Lucchese), active in fourth quarter, 14th century Annunication; Crucifixion Tempera on
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Aureus with bust of Antoninus Pius Coin; Roman Imperial Roman Imperial Period, A.D. 160–161 Italy,

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (7)
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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...
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...
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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Preston Dickinson - Artist Painting - Artist Summary [AskART.com]
Zabriskie Gallery: Preston Dickinson: Paintings & Drawings
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Preston Dickinson - Church Garden - Spanierman Gallery, LLC
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