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1868 - 1938. Known for: Landscape, coastal view and harbor scene painting.
George Albert Thompson (1868 - 1938). Best known for Connecticut landscapes and coastal scenes including atmospheric nocturnes, George Thompson frequently painted around Bridgeport, Mystic, and New... Read full biography
George Albert Thompson (1868 - 1938). Best known for Connecticut landscapes and coastal scenes including atmospheric nocturnes, George Thompson frequently painted around Bridgeport, Mystic, and New Haven. He briefly studied with John La Farge, and spent five years in Paris and one summer in... Read full biography
George Albert Thompson (1868 - 1938). Best known for Connecticut landscapes and coastal scenes including atmospheric nocturnes, George Thompson frequently painted around Bridgeport, Mystic, and New Haven. He briefly studied with John La Farge, and spent five years in Paris and one summer in Giverny*, France. In 1898 he returned to the United States and received a B.F.A. from Yale School of Fine Arts, which he attended for six years. He taught painting at the Yale School of the Fine Arts from... Read full biography
George Albert Thompson (1868 - 1938). Best known for Connecticut landscapes and coastal scenes including atmospheric nocturnes, George Thompson frequently painted around Bridgeport, Mystic, and New Haven. He briefly studied with John La Farge, and spent five years in Paris and one summer in Giverny*, France. In 1898 he returned to the United States and received a B.F.A. from Yale School of Fine Arts, which he attended for six years. He taught painting at the Yale School of the Fine Arts from 1900 to 1910, the same years that he was President of the Paint & Clay Club*. Of the Club, he was founder, first President, and a major figure for over thirty years, being the most prolific exhibitor in the Club, twice winning the Active Members Prize.... Read full biography
George Albert Thompson (1868 - 1938). Best known for Connecticut landscapes and coastal scenes including atmospheric nocturnes, George Thompson frequently painted around Bridgeport, Mystic, and New Haven. He briefly studied with John La Farge, and spent five years in Paris and one summer in Giverny*, France. In 1898 he returned to the United States and received a B.F.A. from Yale School of Fine Arts, which he attended for six years. He taught painting at the Yale School of the Fine Arts from 1900 to 1910, the same years that he was President of the Paint & Clay Club*. Of the Club, he was founder, first President, and a major figure for over thirty years, being the most prolific exhibitor in the Club, twice winning the Active Members Prize. He also exhibited at the National Academy of Design*, the Pennsylvania Academy* and the Corcoran Gal... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Atmospherics, Dramatic Lighting
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Seascapes, Seasides
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Giverny, France
- •Mystic, Connecticut
- •Old Lyme, Connecticut
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Mystic Art Association
- •New Haven Paint & Clay Club
Art Teacher
- •John La Farge
Art School
- •Norwich Art School-Teacher
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Mystic Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Paint and Clay Club-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts