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An example of work by Alfred James Dewey
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| | Painter, illustrator, etcher, sculptor. Born in Tioga, PA on March 24, 1874. Educated in the public schools of Tioga, Dewey then studied at the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art and with Wm M. Chase in NYC. During his career he worked as a newspaper cartoonist, wrote several novels, and contributed illustrations to Life, Judge, Harpers, and Century magazines. In 1926 Dewey settled in Sierra Madre, CA where he founded the Old Globe Art School (1936) and the Sierra Madre Arts Guild. He designed many of the floats for the Pasadena Rose Tournament and, as a hobby, modeled in clay. Dewey died in Sierra Madre on July 14, 1958. Exh: Artists Fiesta (LA), 1931. In: Sierra Madre City Hall. AAW; WWC 1942; LA Times, 7-15-1958 (obit). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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