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"The arrival of the next big thing."

James' suggested donation: Alzheimer's Association

JAMES F. DICKE'S STORY

James F. Dicke II was born in 1945 in San Angelo, Texas. Raised in Ohio and Indiana, he returned to
Texas for college at Trinity University and has built a thriving career as a businessman in Ohio. Dicke is
also an artist. A photographer from the age of five, he started painting at Culver Military Academy in
1963 under the tutelage of the late Warner Williams, a bas-relief, realist artist. Later, he studied with
Nelson Shanks of Pennsylvania.
Dicke's work has been influenced by his extensive collection of 19th century, 20th century and
contemporary art. Other decisive influences are Nature and the Hubble Space Telescope. Built to see
beyond what scientists had previously calculated as the edge of all material existence, the Hubble has
had an incredible impact on the scientific world. New and spectacular images and information arrive
each week, challenging our fundamental ideas about galaxies, space, limitless boundaries and the
universe. Dicke asserts that these wonders are reflected in our backyard via the beauty of overgrown
nature.

Dicke believes that a work of art should engage viewers, draw them into its surface and share with them
the wonder and experience of the artist.

1999 National Academy of Design Honoree

Other Involvements
Dayton Art Institute Chairman Emeritus
National Museum of American Art Board
San Antonio Museum of Art - National Trustee (past)
Instructors
Jack Earl, Lakeview, OH
Nelson Shanks, Philadelphia, PA
Warner Williams, Culver, IN
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:
NASA, Washington, DC
Mandarin Orient Hotel, Washington, DC
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Minster Bank, Minster, OH
Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH
Eli Wilner Collection, New York, NY
Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
Fort Collins Museum, Fort Collins, CO
University of Dayton, Dayton OH
Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA

University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Blaffer Museum & University of Houston, Houston, TX
George Mason University, Washington, DC
Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, OH
Culver Academies, Culver, IN