biography of Arthur DAWSON (1858/59-1922)

Birth place: Crewe, England (came to U.S. in 1887)

Death place: Richmond, VA

Addresses: NYC, 1918; Richmond, VA

Profession: Painter, etcher, writer, critic

Studied: South Kensington Sch.; David Law, William Morris, in London.

Exhibited: PAFA, 1898, 1902; Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (prize); S.Indp.A., 1917; AIC.

Member: Artists' Fund Soc.; Lotos Cl.; Authors' Cl., London; Chicago Municipal Art Soc.; Founder/Member, Chicago Soc. Artists.

Comments: In 1898 he was in charge of the restoration of paintings at the NYPL and at West Point.