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Archives of American Art
William Thon papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thonwill
- Creators:
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Thon, William, 1906-2000
- Dates:
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1925-2001
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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7.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical information; correspondence; financial records; sketchbooks; printed material, including exhibition announcements and catalogs; photographs of Thon and his artwork; awards and medals regarding Thon's career as a painter. Among the correspondents are Thon's dealer, Alan Ruskin of Midtown Galleries, and artists Mildred Burrage, Emily Genauer, Lloyd Goodrich, Andrew Wyeth and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, watercolorist; Port Clyde, Me; b. 1906. d. 2000. Thon served as a trustee and artist in residence at the American Academy in Rome.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1999 by William and Helen Thon, in 2002 and 2004 by William and Helen Thon via Thon estate and in 2004 by the Portland Museum of Art via Daniel O'Leary, Director.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Maine -- Description and views | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Maine | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Watercolorists -- Maine | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Landscape painters -- Maine | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Midtown Galleries (New York, N.Y.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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