American, 1906 - 1990
Dike began his artistic studies at the Chouinard Art School, Los Angeles; he then studied with George Luks and George Bridgeman at the Art Students League in New York. In 1930 and 1931 Dike traveled and studied in Europe. Upon his return to California he began teaching at the training department of Walt Disney Studios. His favored subject was landscape, his views of California's Balboa harbor bringing him national acclaim. Although Dike worked in oil, graphic, and watercolor media, he was elected to the Academy in the latter classification. His paintings, which have been widely exhibited throughout the United States, received numerous awards; in Academy annuals he received the NAD Prize in 1950 and 1958. Dike was a professor of art on the faculty of Scripps College, Claremont, California, to 1970. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and was its vice president from 1954 to 1957; the National Watercolor Society; and the West Coast Watercolor Society.
