Les Dixon

Les Dixon was an Australian cartoonist and comics artist (1910–2002). He was born at Sydney and died at Central Coast.

Also recorded as Leslie Dixon.

Les Dixon in brief

Born
1910
Died
2002
Known for
cartoonist and comics artist
Place of birth
Sydney
Contents

Catalogued works

11 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1673 to 2003.

Portrait of Mary of Modena, dated c. 1673, watercolor on vellum, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1962.1063. An Incantation, dated 1772, mezzotint with touches of engraving in black on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1920.20. Mr. Garrick in "Richard the Third", dated published April 28, 1772, mezzotint on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2012.378. Here and there in Yucatan : miscellanies / by Alice D. Le Plongeon., dated 1886, held by Wellcome Collection. Can market forces be used for good? / Jennifer Dixon, Julian Le Grand and Peter Smith., dated [2003], held by Wellcome Collection. Hôtel des Invalides, Paris: panoramic view from the river. Engraving by Elizabeth Byrne, 1821, after F. Nash., dated 1 February 1821, held by Wellcome Collection. The Mexican calendar stone / by Philipp J.J. Valentini ; (from the German) ; terra cotta figure from Isla Mujeres, northeast coast of Yucatan ; archaeological communication on Yucatan, by Augustus Le Plongeon ; notes on Yucatan, by Alice D. Le Plongeon ; compiled and arranged by Stephen Salisbury, Jr., dated 1879, held by Wellcome Collection. The disabled century. Part 2, 1945-1969., dated 1999, held by Wellcome Collection. The disabled century. Part 1, 1914-1945., dated 1999, held by Wellcome Collection. Lectures on the principles of surgical diagnosis : especially in relation to shock and visceral lesions ; delivered before the Royal College of Surgeons of England / by F. Le Gros Clark., dated 1870, held by Wellcome Collection. Gil Blas or, The Fool of Fortune. A new pantomimic eetertainment [sic], in two parts, as performing at the Royalty Theatre, Well-Street, Godman's-Fields. the pantomime, songs, duets, trios, &c. by Mr. Bates. The Overture and Music by Mr. Reeves. The Scenery, Machinery, &c. designed and executed by Mr. Dixon., dated 1788, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 42 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

La démocratie des fantômes : représenter les absents dans la polyphonie romanesque de fiction - Les Détectives sauvages (Roberto Bolaño), Mason&Dixon (Thomas Pynchon), Livres de voix. Narrations pluralistes et démocratie, 2022. Voyage autour du monde et principalement à la côte nord-ouest de l'Amérique, fait en 1785, 1786, 1787 et 1788 à bord du King-George et de la Queen-Charlotte, par les capitaines Portlock et Dixon, 1789.

Digitised editions and texts

4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND (1950) — Internet Archive. Among the Birds in Northern Shires — Project Gutenberg. British Sea Birds — Project Gutenberg. Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour — Project Gutenberg.

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. 1673Portrait of Mary of Modena (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1772An Incantation (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1772Mr. Garrick in "Richard the Third" (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1821Hôtel des Invalides, Paris: panoramic view from the river. Engraving by Elizabeth Byrne, 1821, after F. Nash. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1886Here and there in Yucatan : miscellanies / by Alice D. Le Plongeon. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1910Les Dixon born at Sydney.
  7. 1950ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2002Les Dixon died at Central Coast.
  9. 2003Can market forces be used for good? / Jennifer Dixon, Julian Le Grand and Peter Smith. (Wellcome Collection).

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.

    La démocratie des fantômes : représenter les absents dans la polyphonie romanesque de fiction - Les Détectives sauvages (Roberto Bolaño), Mason&Dixon (Thomas Pynchon), Livres de voix. Narrations pluralistes et démocratie, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Voyage autour du monde et principalement à la côte nord-ouest de l'Amérique, fait en 1785, 1786, 1787 et 1788 à bord du King-George et de la Queen-Charlotte, par les capitaines Portlock et Dixon, 1789

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Les Dixon as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    Project Gutenberg holds 3 full texts attributed to Les Dixon.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Les Dixon.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 42 works naming Les Dixon.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    “Les Dixon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6529434: Les Dixon

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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