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Artwork Description. Stark hills seem to threaten the lush farms at their feet in this vivid painting of a Southern California valley. Californian artist Ross Dickinson dramatized his home state’s eternal confrontation of nature and man by exaggerating the steep slopes of the hills and the harsh contrast between the dry red wilderness and the ...
- Valley Farms | Smithsonian Institution
Artist. Ross Dickinson, born Santa Ana, CA 1903-died La...
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clues does the artist, Ross Dickinson, give us? Observing...
- Valley Farms | Smithsonian Institution
Artist. Ross Dickinson, born Santa Ana, CA 1903-died La Jolla, CA 1978. Gallery Label. Dickinson was a young artist employed by the Public Works of Art Project when he created this magical image of California's farm country. Water, green grass and swelling earth conjure the promised land that John Steinbeck would describe in The Grapes of Wrath ...
clues does the artist, Ross Dickinson, give us? Observing details and analyzing components of the painting, then putting them in historical context, enables the viewer to interpret the overall message of the work of art. Ross Dickinson was employed by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) when he painted Valley Farms in 1934. The Project
by Ross Dickinson, 1934. Ross Dickinson, a native Californian artist, was commissioned by the Public Works of Art Project and created this portrait of lush, verdant farms nestled against the red, unforgiving hills of California. Similar in setting to Of Mice and Men, this painting reflects the imagery in the novel.
Ross Dickinson: Valley Farms, 1934 . Valley Farms. Ross Dickinson. Born: Santa Ana, California 1903. Died: La Jolla, California 1978. oil on canvas. 39 7/8 x 50 1/8 in. (101.4 x 1
Stark hills seem to threaten the lush farms at their feet in this vivid painting of a Southern California valley. Californian artist Ross Dickinson dramatized his home state’s eternal confrontation of nature and man by exaggerating the steep slopes of the hills and the harsh contrast between the dry red wilderness and the green cultivated land. The artist stressed the centrality of water in ...
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Aug 9, 2017 · Ross Dickenson, “Valley Farms”, 1934, Oil on Canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum “Dickinson was a young artist employed by the Public Works of Art Project when he created this magical image of California’s farm country.
