biography of Ross Edward DICKINSON (1903-1978)

Birth place: Santa Ana, CA

Death place: LA Jolla, CA

Addresses: LA Crescenta, CA

Profession: Painter, illustrator, teacher

Studied: Chouinard AI; Grand Central School of Art; NAD; Santa Barbara School of FA; & with Hawthorne, Fletcher, Costigan, Ennis, Skou, Wright & Chamberlin.

Exhibited: Painters and Sculptors of Los Angeles, 1924, 1927; Southern Calif. Artists, San Diego FA Gallery, 1927; LACMA, 1925-26, 1928-29, 1931-33, 1935, 1945, 1951; California State Fair, 1928-35 (prize), 1936-39 (prize), 1940; Oakland Art Gal., 1937; Santa Cruz Art Lg., 1937.

Member: Santa Barbara Art League; Council, All. A. Los Angeles.

Work: Murals, Little Theatre, Santa Barbara School of FA; Jefferson, George Washington H.S., Los Angeles; mosaic, King Jr. H.S., Los Angeles.

Comments: Position: Instructor of art, Santa Barbara School of FA, Santa Barbara, CA; A. Center School, Los Angeles, CA.

Sources: WW53; WW47. More recently, see Hughes, Artists of California, 148.