Timeline

1895

Born in Waterville, MN

1914 - 1917

Studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts

1920

Received a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York during the 1920s

1921

Traveled to Europe and for the next eight years, he supported himself by having his drawings published in several German and American magazines, including “Vanity Fair,” “Jugend,” “The Dial” and “Masses.”

1927

Returned to the United States where he was employed by the Graphic Arts Division of the WPA Federal Arts Project in New York City, producing lithographs

1929 - 1936

Dehn’s work was included in the AIGA “Fifty Prints of the Year”

1936

He was on the advisory board of the American Artists School

1939

Earned a Guggenheim Fellowship

1943

First Prize, International Watercolor Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1961

Admitted to the National Academy of Design

1968

Died in New York, NY