William Preston Dickinson was an American modern artist, best known for his paintings of industrial subjects in the Precisionist style. Dickinson was one of the first American artists to focus on industrial subjects. He was working in the Precisionist mode by at least 1915, and his depictions of factories and granaries predate those of fellow Precisionists Charles Sheeler and Charles Demuth. Dickinson was motivated by a reverence for the benefits of technology and industry to humanity, as well as an interest in its formal qualities. Many of his industrial scenes were imaginary (such as Factory (c. 1920), pictured at right), though his work later shifted towards a greater realism. Dickinson also produced many landscapes, depicting the Harlem River at many times during his life, though he was most interested in the cut-stone architecture that lined and crossed the river. He painted numerous still lifes of man-made objects, with table-top settings depicting "simple dining" being a recurring theme.
威廉-普雷斯顿-狄金森（William Preston Dickinson）是一位美国现代艺术家，以其精准主义风格的工业题材绘画而闻名。狄金森是最早专注于工业题材的美国艺术家之一。他对工厂和粮仓的描述比同为精确主义画家的查尔斯-希勒和查尔斯-德穆斯的作品更早。迪金森的创作动机是对造福人类的技术和工业表达崇敬，以及对其形式品质的兴趣。他的许多工业场景都是想象出来的（如1920年作品《工厂》）。狄金森还创作了许多风景画，在他一生中多次描绘了哈莱姆河，表达了对沿河和跨河的琢石建筑的兴趣。他画了许多带有人造物品的静物，描绘"简单用餐"的桌面布置是其反复出现的绘画主题。
Today, we present a still life in whichhe was experimenting with a variety of techniques and styles. His work showed influence from a number of avant-garde art movements, such as Cubism, Futurism, Fauvism, and Synchromism. His use of color was expressive, showing his influence by the Post-Impressionists and Fauves. His later work, though superficially in a Precisionist style, utilizes off-balance, expressionistic compositions with jagged diagonals. Some of his work in the 1920s was also observed by critics as having an Oriental influence, believed to derive from his studies of Japanese ukiyo-e art.
今天我们展示的这幅静物画中，狄金森尝试了各种技术和风格。他的作品受到立体主义、未来主义、野兽派和同步主义等几种前卫艺术运动的影响。他对色彩的运用富有表现力，显示出他受到后印象派和野兽派的影响。他后来的作品虽然表面上是精确主义风格，但利用了不平衡的、带有锯齿的对角线的表现主义构图。他在20世纪20年代的一些作品也被评论家认为收到东方的影响，据说源自他对日本浮世绘艺术的研究。
We present today's work thanks to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
感谢克利夫兰艺术博物馆与我们分享今天的画作。:)
