Manierre Dawson
American artist (1887-1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manierre Dawson (December 22, 1887, Chicago, Illinois ā August 15, 1969, Sarasota, Florida) was an avant-garde painter and sculptor. He was born and raised in Chicago, but lived most of his life in Michigan.
Manieerre's work been called "surprising and prophetic".[1] During a tour of Europe in 1910, he started painting true abstract works. Back in America, he became convinced that he could not earn a living at art, and became a farmer. He was forgotten until a rediscovery in 1963. He may have been the first person to paint a completely abstract work. He was probably the earliest American abstract artist,[2] slightly ahead of Arthur Dove.[3]