Edith Hamlin

American painter and muralist (1902-1992)

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Also known as Edith Ann Hamlin · Edith Hamlin Dixon · Edith Hamlin Dixon Dale · Edith Dixon

Born: June 23, 1902
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1.Stated in Library of Congress Authorities
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Died: February 18, 1992
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1.Stated in Library of Congress AuthoritiesRetrieved 2021-01-25
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Birthplace: Oakland
Place of death: San Francisco
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: artist
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1.Stated in CLARARetrieved 2022-04-22
2.Stated in American Women Artists, Past and Present: A Selected Bibliographic Guide
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, painter
, muralist
Education: Columbia University
, San Francisco Art Institute
, Teachers College
Spouse: Maynard Dixon(1933–1936)
, Albert Barrows

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Edith Ann Hamlin (June 23, 1902 – February 18, 1992) was an American landscape and portrait painter, and muralist. She is known for her social realism murals created while working with the Public Works of Art Project, Federal Art Project and the Section of Painting and Sculpture during the Great Depression era in the United States and for her decorative style paintings of the American desert.

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Sex or gender: female
Given name: Edith
Family name: Hamlin
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library

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