Early in his career, the artist produced a variety of sketches as he studied under William Merritt Chase and other leading artists. He loved sitting by the waterside, sketching the experience.
A sketch of the Fremiet statue, Jean D’Arc, in Philadelphia, with the original.
A portfolio of sketches spanning the entirety of Dixon’s artistic career.
Tugs at Fairmount
1914
1914
Delaware Tug
1915
1915
Delaware River Tugs
1915
1915
Delaware River Tugs
1915
1915
Mind Drawing (study)
1915
1915
Sketch of Statue by Jean Leon Gerome
1915
1915
Nude Sketches
1915
1915
Cramp’s Shipyard
1918
1918
Fairmount Park Canal Lock
1917
1917
Kensington Tug
1918
1918
William Penn’s Ship
1920
1920
Mr. Dorman
1923
1923
Street Vendor
1931
1931
Hotel St. James
1931
1931
Copy of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Adoration of the Magi (18th century)
1932
1932
Original work, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Adoration of the Magi (18th century)
Naval Hospital, South Philadelphia
1940
1940
League Island Park, South Philadelphia
1940
1940
Congregation of Rodeph Shalom
1940
1940
Congregation Rodeph Shalom sketch label
Betty Reading
1941
1941
Fairmount Park
1941
1941
Smith Memorial Arch, Fairmount Park
1941
1941
Actual Smith Memorial Arch, gateway to Fairmount Park
My Ear (chalk)
1941
1941
Saint Rita’s High Altar
1942
1942
Boathouse Roww
1941
1941
Dunwoody Home #1
1942
1942
Dunwoody Home #2
1942
1942
