The Soul of American Realism: The Life and Legacy of Sidney Edward Dickinson To wander through the gallery of early 20th-century American art is to encounter many voices, yet few possess the quiet, grounded authority of Sidney Edward Dickinson. Born in 1890 in Wallingford, Connecticut, Dickinson was a man whose artistic vision was forged not only in the hallowed halls of prestigious academies but also under the vast, open skies of the American landscape. The son of a Congregationalist minister, his early life was marked by a sense of movement and observation, as his family traveled through N…