Dike (Phil) Collection, 1932-2000

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Summary

Title:
Phil Dike Collection
Dates:
1932-2000
Creators:
Dike, Phil
Abstract:
The collection contains correspondence with colleagues, exhibitors, correspondence with Disney studios, art work, publications, exhibition pamphlets, and personal documents, lecture notes, and ephemera.
Extent:
4.5 feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Phil Dike Collection. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains correspondence with colleagues, exhibitors, correspondence with Disney studios, art work, publications, exhibition pamphlets, and personal documents, lecture notes, and ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Phil Dike is a native to Southern California; he was born in Redlands, California. He taught art to artists at Disney studios and students from the Brandt-Dike School of Art and Scripps College. He was a professional watercolor painter, muralist and an animator for Disney Studios. He coordinated such Disney animated films as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 and Fantasia in 1940. His art work is displayed in many museums, art galleries, private collections and at Scripps College. He was a founding member of the California National Water Color Society, which became later the National Watercolor Society (U.S.). He corresponded with Disney studios, gallery from around the United States, Lamar Dodd from the University of Georgia, California watercolorists Rex Brandt, Millard Sheets (who was affiliated with the Claremont Colleges), and Clarence Hinkle, as well as personal letters to his family from Europe.

Acquisition information:
Gift received in 2007 from Dike family
Processing information:

Arranged and Processed by Russell Michalak

Arrangement:

Series 1, Correspondence

Subseries 1.1, Correspondence

Series 2, Art Gallery Publications

Series 2.1, Art Gallery Exhibition Catalogs

Subseries 2.2, Art Gallery Exhibition Pamphlets

Series 3, Disney Studios

Series 4, Personal documents, 1865-1925

Series 5, Art Instruction

Subseries 5.1, Scripps College

Subseries 5.2, Summer School

Series 6, Personal Documents

Series 7, Artwork

SubSeries 7.1, Phil Dike

SubSeries 7.2, Photographs

SubSeries 7.3, Unknown Artists

Series 8, Cover Art by Phil Dike

Series 9, Ephemera

Accruals:

No addition to the collection is anticipated.

Physical location:
Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont University Consortium.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Russell Michalak
Date Prepared:
July 11, 2008
Date Encoded:
Finding aid encoded by Russell Michalak July 11, 2008

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research with permission from Ella Strong Denison Library staff.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with Scripps College. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library staff.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Phil Dike Collection. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont, California.

Location of this collection:
1030 Columbia Avenue, #2031
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607-3941
Denison@scrippscollege.edu
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