Arthur Augustus Dixon (1872-1959) was an English artist and illustrator who produced illustrations for authors such as Angela Brazil, Elsie J. Oxenham and Bessie Marchant.
Arthur was born on 8th May 1872 and raised in St Pancras, London by his father, Richard Dixon, a grainer, and his mother, Rosa. In 1887, his father died and Rosa moved with Arthur and his two brothers, Frederick and Herbert to Islington.
In 1899, Arthur married Cecil Elsie Soweby in Steyning, and together they had one daughter born a year later. The two settled in Berkhamsted until Arthur Dixon died in 1959.
Arthur was a prolific illustrator in his time and produced illustrations for reprints of around thirty-five classic works by Charles Dickens, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Kingsley, Victor Hugo, Elizabeth Gaskell and Washington Irving. The style he employs has been termed 'neo-Pre-Raphaelite ', which was indicative of his peers such as Byam Shaw or Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale.
He also exhibited paintings and drawings at venues such as the Royal Academy of Arts, the Royal Society of British Artists, and the New Gallery.
Stories from the Bible Illustrated by Arthur Dixon (Blackie & Son, 1914)
Scripture Stories For Children Illustrated by Arthur Dixon (Blackie & Son, 1915)
Hard Cash By Charles Reade
The Poetical Works of Mathew Arnold
The Manor House School by Angela Brazil
Children's Stories From Russian Fairy Tales (Raphael Tuck & Sons)
The Precious Gift by Theodora Wilson Wilson (Blackie & Son, 1919)
A Princess's Token by E. Everett-Green
Granny's Wonderful Chair by Frances Browne (1917)
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