Brand Special Events

Brand Library is pleased to screen the award-winning documentary Maynard Dixon: Art and Spirit.

Date: Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Brand Library & Art Center, Recital Hall
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This feature length documentary profiles the breathtaking art and complex life of western artist, Maynard Dixon (1875–1946). The film’s producer and director, Jayne McKay, will host the screening and will be available for questions from the audience after the film. Copies of the documentary will be available for sale following the screening.

Art and Spirit chronicles the life and art of Dixon and was written by McKay and Daniel Dixon, the artist’s son. It is narrated by Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton, herself a collector of Dixon’s work. John McEuen, a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and a Grammy-award winner, wrote and performed the film’s soundtrack. Singer/songwriter Don Edwards brings Dixon’s own words to life.

Over four hundred of Dixon’s works appear in the documentary, as well as portraits of the artist by photographer Ansel Adams and family photos taken by Dixon’s second wife, documentary photographer Dorothea Lange. Rare audio by Lange also enriches the film.

More information can be found online at www.maynarddixondoc.com.