William Edward Thon: 1946
"1946 marked the dawn of William Thon's finest period of work in landscape and seascape art. The pathway to that pivotal year in which nearly everything about Bill Thon's life and art changed, began in earnest on a frigid Staten Island dock, in the early days of the Great Depression. Their winter de...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York City :
Michael P. Thon,
[2023]
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| Series: | Twelve generations of a New York family ;
book two |
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| Summary: | "1946 marked the dawn of William Thon's finest period of work in landscape and seascape art. The pathway to that pivotal year in which nearly everything about Bill Thon's life and art changed, began in earnest on a frigid Staten Island dock, in the early days of the Great Depression. Their winter departure was timed to avoid the hurricane season ... William Edward Thon: 1946 combines archival material, family lore, interviews, and rare photographs, to illuminate Bill Thon's early years and relationships, focusing on his development as a city-based artist who turned away from the city -- ascending to a new life as a painter of coastal Maine, in 1946"-- |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 137 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, genealogical tables ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798218674717 |
