What is manierre dawson?

Manierre Dawson was an American artist born on January 10, 1887, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of the first American artists to create non-representational paintings, which he called "pure painting." He began creating these abstract compositions in the early 1910s, before European artists like Kandinsky and Mondrian, who are often credited with pioneering the style.

Despite his early and influential contributions to the development of abstract art, Dawson was relatively unknown during his lifetime. He painted primarily for himself and for his own enjoyment, and he had only one solo exhibition in his lifetime, which was not a commercial success.

Dawson worked as a dentist for most of his life, and he painted in his spare time. He continued to create abstract paintings until his death in 1969, but he never achieved the recognition or success of some of his peers in the abstract art movement. Today, he is recognized as a visionary artist who contributed significantly to the development of abstraction in American art.