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MAYNARD DIXON HIGHLIGHTS

Maynard Dixon was an important 20th-century American painter who is best known for his iconic depictions of the American West.

Originally from California, Dixon painted subjects in Arizona, New Mexico and eventually settled in Southern Utah. There he developed his signature style of unique compositions, often featuring low horizons and simplified, yet imposing clouds and rock formations in bold colors.

Dixon also focused on preserving the image of Native American peoples whom he believed were disappearing from the American West. While married to the famous photographer Dorothea Lange, Dixon also focused on social realist subjects depicting people struggling to make a living during the Great Depression.

Prints of many of these artworks are available for purchase on the MOA Store website. You can browse here.

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Maynard Dixon, Antonio Mirabal
Maynard Dixon (1875- 1946), 'Antonio Mirabal,' 1931, oil on canvas board, 19 13/16 x 15 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1998.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Levi Walker,' 1933, oil on canvasboard, 19 3/4 x 14 7/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Blind Hopi
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Blind Hopi,' 1923, oil on canvas board, 19 3/4 x 15 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art,1937.
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Christmas Eve Procession, Taos New Mexico
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Christmas Eve Procession, Taos New Mexico,' 1931, oil on canvasboard, 15 15/16 x 19 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Destination Nowhere
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Destination Nowhere,' 1941, gouache on paper on museum board, 35 7/8 x 40 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Hans J. P. Olsen, 1972.
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Dry Gulch
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Dry Gulch,' 1926, oil on canvasboard, 16 x 19 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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The Derrick Workers
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'The Derrick Workers,' 1936, watercolor and gouache, 24 7/16 x 19 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Gene L. Jones and Hazel Anna Smith, 1981.
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High in the Morning
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'High in the Morning,' 1933, oil on canvas, 40 1/4 x 40 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Forgotten Man,' 1934, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Free Speech,' 1934-1936, oil on canvas, 36 3/8 x 40 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Lazy Autumn
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Lazy Autumn,' 1943, oil on canvas, 25 3/8 x 30 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Gene L. Jones & Anna Smith, 1981.
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Hopi Interior (Sichomovi Arizona)
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Hopi Interior (Sichomovi Arizona),' 1923, oil on canvas board, 15 15/16 x 19 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Hopi Man
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Hopi Man,' 1923, oil on canvas, 20 3/16 x 16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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John Rainbow
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'John Rainbow,' 1936, oil on canvas board, 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Juan Mirabal
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Juan Mirabal,' 1931, oil on canvas board, 19 13/16 x 15 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Keep Moving
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Keep Moving,' 1934, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Flathead Indian and Pony
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Flathead Indian and Pony,' 1909, oil on chipboard, 7 x 10 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Beef Herd, Sandhill Camp
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Beef Herd, Sandhill Camp,' 1921, oil on canvas board, 15 1/2 x 20 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art,1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Merging of Spring and Winter,' 1930, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Mesas in Shadow,' 1926, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'No Place to Go,' 1935, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Yonder the Navajos,' 1921, oil on canvas, 25 1/8 x 30 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1974.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Old Homesite
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Old Homesite,' 1937, oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 40 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of B. Darrel and R. Reed Call, 1977.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Old-Time Cabin
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Old-Time Cabin,' 1933, oil on canvas board, 14 1/2 x 19 13/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Remembrance of Tusayan,' No. 2, 1924, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1998.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Roadside,' 1938, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1974.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Old Bill (At Lone Pine)
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Old Bill (At Lone Pine),' 1929, oil on canvas board, 19 7/16 x 15 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon, Young Matron, Sichomovi Arizona
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Young Matron, Sichomovi Arizona,' 1933, oil on canvas board, 19 3/4 x 15 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Empty House,' 1935, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 25 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'The Plains,' 1931-1933, oil on canvas, 26 x 30 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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The Stream
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'The Stream,' 1916, oil on canvas, 20 x 28 5/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Vernon and Charleen Dickman, 1974.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Volcanic Cones (Boulder Nevada),' 1934, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Round Dance
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Round Dance,' 1931, oil on canvas board, 15 7/16 x 19 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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The Hand of God
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'The Hand of God,' 1940, oil on masonite, 21 x 39 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University of Art.
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Night Ride, Sandhill Camp
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Night Ride, Sandhill Camp,' 1921, 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University, 1937.
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