Bundle of two key Maynard Dixon titles celebrating the life and art of the renowned Western painter. Includes Maynard Dixon: Artist of the West by Wesley M. Burnside (Brigham Young University Press, 1974), a limited special edition of 250 copies, printed in the United States and beautifully illustrated throughout, along with Maynard Dixon: Painter of the West (Tucson, Arizona, 1945), published by Edith Hamlin Dixon and printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco. The 1945 volume includes an introduction by Arthur Millier and was issued shortly after Dixon’s death, capturing the first wave of posthumous appreciation for his work.

A handsome pairing that traces Dixon’s enduring vision of the American West, from early Arizona landscapes to the desert modernism that influenced generations of Southwestern artists. The limited Burnside edition’s generous format, photographic frontispiece, and scholarly apparatus complement the scarce 1945 Tucson booklet, making this an excellent reference and display set.

Author: Wesley M. Burnside, Edith Hamlin Dixon, Arthur Millier

Publisher: Brigham Young University Press; Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco

Year: 1974 and 1945

Special attributes: Limited special edition (250 copies), illustrated, frontispiece, early posthumous monograph, two-volume bundle

Topic: Western art, American regionalism, biography, Arizona and Utah landscapes

Subject: Maynard Dixon, Edith Hamlin Dixon, Western painters, 20th-century American art

Keywords: Maynard Dixon, Artist of the West, Painter of the West, Arizona Highways, Western art, Southwest art history, Brigham Young University Press, Edith Hamlin, Arthur Millier, limited edition, 1945 booklet, American painter

Condition: Both volumes well preserved. The 1974 hardcover shows only light handling wear with bright pages and firm binding., no dust jacket

The 1945 booklet exhibits soiling, mild edge toning and faint crease near spine but remains intact and complete a scarce survivor.