You’ll see many of Sunset’s earlier magazines illustrated by an artist named Maynard Dixon. Maynard Dixon was an American artist who is best known for his paintings and illustrations of the American West. He was active in the early 1900s, and his work is characterized by its realism and attention to detail. Dixon was born in Fresno, California in 1875, and he began his career as an artist in San Francisco, where he worked as a commercial illustrator for magazines and newspapers. In the 1920s, he began to focus more on painting, and he traveled extensively throughout the American West, where he was inspired by the landscapes and the people he encountered. Dixon's work is known for its depiction of the rugged beauty of the West and its depiction of the people who lived and worked there. He died in 1946, but his work continues to be admired and collected by art enthusiasts today.