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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946)
"Chindih," 1944

32 typed manuscript pages, which include a main title page and annotations in pencil and ink, in the hand of the artist; a half-sheet of thin paper inscribed in pencil, and attached with a paper clip to the front of the original typed manuscript: Navajo Burial / Ganado trading post stood like a / fort against the evening sky; a fort / was meant to be at need, for before the automobiles / came, that uses steel remote county; a carbon copy of the 32 typed manuscript pages with a pencil notation on the title page, in the upper left corner: about 1943; two pencil sketches in the hand of the artist, the first with a blueprint of the Ganado trading post with descriptive annotations, and the second with a rendering of the Ganado trading post, each with blue ink notations in the hand of Edith Hamlin: By Maynard Dixon - 1944; all contained in a file folder titled in graphite
The file folder titled, at center, and numbered in the upper left corner: 1
Sheet of each: 11" H x 8.5" W

  • Provenance: Edith Hamlin, the artist's third wife, by descent from the artist
    John E. Dixon, the artist's son, gifted from the above
    Lee Dixon, by descent from the above
    Private collector, by descent from the above
  • Condition: Overall good condition. The sheets with time staining, small edge and corner tears, creases, scattered foxing, and staining in the upper left corner of the title pages from rusting of the paperclip, all commensurate with age and use. The last page of the original typed manuscript with a 1.5" tear in the left edge, at center, and a 4.5" diagonal crease in the upper left corner. The file with scattered creasing and small tears, scattered staining from the rust on the paper clips inside the folder, and stray black pigment scuffs. The sheets are loose, not matted.

    Folder: 11.875" H x 9.625" W


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