Earle Dickson

Earle Dickson was an American inventor and designer (1892–1961). He died at Kitchener.

Earle Dickson in brief

Born
1892
Died
1961
Known for
inventor and designer
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Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1710 to 1984.

Band-Aid, held by Museum of Modern Art, inventory 144.2005. Woman on the Stairs No. 2, dated 1984, oil stick on black wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1984.629. Coast at Cerberre, dated n.d., watercolor over touches of red conté crayon on cream watercolor paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1926.255. To His Excellency Thomas Earl of Wharton, lord lieutenant general and general governor of Ireland. The humble address of the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled, dated 1710, held by Wellcome Collection. The cause, symptoms, and cure, of indifference to religion a sermon, preached in the High Church of Edinburgh, May 31. 1767, Before his Grace, John Earl of Glasgow, his Majesty's High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. By Andrew Gray, Minister of the Gospel in Abernethy., dated 1767, held by Wellcome Collection. A poem on the glorious victory obtain'd by the King of Great Britain, at the head of the allies, over the French commanded by Marshal Noailles, June 16, 1743, near Dettingen. By the Reverend Mr. Arthur D'Anvers, Llb. Chaplain to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Cork and Burlington, dated 1743, held by Wellcome Collection. Translation of the representation, or, the memorial of Col. Wm. Stanhope, the King of Great Britton's ambassador - extraordinary at the Court of Madrid to the King of Spain, dated 1726, held by Wellcome Collection. English Language Autograph Letters: DI, dated 1737-1912, held by Wellcome Collection. Other Organisations, dated 1948-1974, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 13 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Dickson, Earle (1892-1961), inventor, American National Biography Online, 2009.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1892Earle Dickson born.
  2. 1961Earle Dickson died at Kitchener.
  3. 1984Woman on the Stairs No. 2 (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Dickson, Earle (1892-1961), inventor, American National Biography Online, 2009

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Earle Dickson.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  3. 3.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 13 works naming Earle Dickson.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q740618: Earle Dickson

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  5. 5.

    “Earle Dickson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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