Show Maynard Dix Dixon r Utah Artist Dies Dies' in r Tucson SAN FRANCISCO Nov 15 UP timers Old timers Old and art lovers Friday mourned the death of Maynard Maynard May May- nard Dixon the artist who was renowned for his starkly majestic paintings of the desert country he loved Dixon died in Tucson Ariz Thursday at the age of 71 Born in Fresno in 1875 Dixon spent his childhood in the Ute San Joaquin valley He began his career career career ca ca- reer as a newspaper and arid magazine magazine magazine maga maga- zine illustrator and took extensive extensive extensive exten exten- sive trips throughout the west I from which he derived most of his artistic inspiration He drew his inspiration as WI always al always al- al ways from the uncompromising lines and colors of the desert coun coun- try Dix Dixons Dixon's ons on's body will ill be cremated and and the and the ashes spread over his ranch home horne near nea Mt Carmel Utah He Is survived by his widow Edith three children by two prior marriages s Mrs Benjamin Lemon and Daniel and John Dixon a brother Harry St St. John Dixon of at ofSan ofSan San Francisco and a sister Rebecca Rebecca Rebeeca Re Re- becca beeca Chamb Chambers rs of pr Sausalito Cal Mt ML Carmel Is in Kane county between Zion national park Bryce canyon national p park rk and nd Cedar Breaks national monument It is situated on the scenic Mr Carmel highway |