Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art... Read full biography
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art Students League under William McNulty (1884-1963), where he taught, beginning in 1931. Leon Kroll... Read full biography
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art Students League under William McNulty (1884-1963), where he taught, beginning in 1931. Leon Kroll (1884-1974) was her teacher at the National Academy of Design. There, some of Kroll's superb skills as a draftsman and figure painter would have rubbed off. Tonsberg was active in several Massachusetts... Read full biography
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art Students League under William McNulty (1884-1963), where he taught, beginning in 1931. Leon Kroll (1884-1974) was her teacher at the National Academy of Design. There, some of Kroll's superb skills as a draftsman and figure painter would have rubbed off. Tonsberg was active in several Massachusetts arts organizations: the Rockport Art Association, the Gloucester Society of Artists, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the North Shore Arts Association. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1933 Tonsberg exhibited Wet Evening, Copley Square.... Read full biography
Tonsberg was born in Boston on February 3, 1902 and was trained in her native city, where she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Then in New York City she studied at the Art Students League under William McNulty (1884-1963), where he taught, beginning in 1931. Leon Kroll (1884-1974) was her teacher at the National Academy of Design. There, some of Kroll's superb skills as a draftsman and figure painter would have rubbed off. Tonsberg was active in several Massachusetts arts organizations: the Rockport Art Association, the Gloucester Society of Artists, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the North Shore Arts Association. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1933 Tonsberg exhibited Wet Evening, Copley Square. In 1934 she showed Rainy Night, Boston and Indian Pipes at the PAFA, while A... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (7)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Artists of the Rockport Art Association, 1980: Sixtieth Anniversary Edition
1980
Lippincott, Miriam, editor
0 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index