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Title
Arthur B. Dodge, art director of the Los Angeles Times, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa May 1936]
1936-05
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Arthur Burnside Dodge was born in Providence, Rhode Island, ban his family moved to California in 1864. For ten they lived in Grass Valley, then settled in San Francisco. There he began his career as a wood engraver at age 18 and spent five years in New York City studying art. Upon returning to San Francisco, he was an illustrator for local newspapers from 1890 until 1901. He then moved to Los Angeles where he continued newspaper work. After four years at the Morning Herald, he spent 42 years as art director at the Los Angeles Times. Known as "Boss" to his friends, he died in Los Angeles in 1952.
Portrait photograph of Arthur "Boss" Dodge.
“A. B. (Boss) Dodge, noted artist, dies,” Los Angeles Times, 12 Jun. 1952: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: Mr. “Boss Dodge” 5275. Date stamp: May 17 [1936]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14269
ark:/21198/zz002j7tk7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Artists--American--California--Los Angeles
Dodge, Arthur Burnside, 1863-1952
Source
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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