Dan Dickey in San Diego Magazine, March 1950An intellectual painter, Dickey had few equals in San Diego at the time and was endlessly fascinating. Writer, painter, teacher, raconteur, Romeo, the man got around. I was given access to newly discovered material including the artist's personal correspondence and was thus able to produce the most comprehensive published account of his life to date. Unfortunately they were unable to reproduce some of the works in color; since I don't have their photos I thought it might be extra swell to at least post these snapshots of the works from my own collection. I'd love to hear from anybody with material related to this artist.
Untitled, 1951, by Dan Dickey. Oil on board 16 x 20 ", Collection of William Perrine. This is one of Dickey's few totally abstract paintings. Click the image for a closer look at the textured surface.
Untitled, 1938, by Dan Dickey. Mixed media on paper, 14.5 x 11.5". Collection of William Perrine
Spring 1940, by Dan Dickey, ink on paper, 13 x 8". Collection of William Perrine.
3 comments:
My mother used to model for him (and the classes he taught). She had always been a nudist so as a four year old I didn't find it strange that she was nude. However I was uneasy when she would put on a robe to walk around during the break.
He was married to Meliss and lived in a house near Crown Point that had started out as a taco stand. We visited them there occasionally. Although my mother loved Meliss and respected their marriage, she was always IN love with Dan. She died a few years ago at 86. She loved him her entire life.
I have a few of his pastels. The subjects are so filled with despair, that I don't have them up. Other paintings my mother had had burned in the big wild fires in Dulzura, Ca.
Cassandra
My mother used to model for him (and the classes he taught). She had always been a nudist so as a four year old I didn't find it strange that she was nude. However I was uneasy when she would put on a robe to walk around during the break.
He was married to Meliss and lived in a house near Crown Point that had started out as a taco stand. We visited them there occasionally. Although my mother loved Meliss and respected their marriage, she was always IN love with Dan. She died a few years ago at 86. She loved him her entire life.
I have a few of his pastels. The subjects are so filled with despair, that I don't have them up. Other paintings my mother had had burned in the big wild fires in Dulzura, Ca.
Cassandra
Cassandra,
This is Bill, author of the Dan Dickey blog post. I wish I could get in touch with you as I'd be interested in your pastels. My email is bill[at]billingsgate.org (replace the [at] with @).
Hope to hear from you.
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