biography of Maria R. DIXON (1896-?)

Addresses: Brooklyn, NY

Profession: Genre, portrait, and floral painter

Studied: ASL, with Charles Yardley Turner

Exhibited: Brooklyn AA, 1873-83; NAD, 1883-96 (nine annuals); PAFA, 1891-95; Woman's AC of NY (later NAWA), 1893; Cotton States Expo, Atlanta, GA, 1895; AIC, 1896.

Member: Woman's AC of NY (NAWA)

Comments: Like many women, she used initials for her first names, to avoid discrimination.

Sources: Brooklyn Art Ass'n