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1880 Medford, Massachusetts - 1963 Boston, Massachusetts. Known for: Landscape, still life, portrait, and interior genre scene painting.
Leslie Prince Thompson was born in 1880 in Medford, Massachusetts. In a move that would have lasting implications for his career in painting and teaching, he studied at the School of the Boston... Read full biography
Leslie Prince Thompson was born in 1880 in Medford, Massachusetts. In a move that would have lasting implications for his career in painting and teaching, he studied at the School of the Boston Museum under Edmund C. Tarbell. He would always remain under the latter's influence. Thompson, who would... Read full biography
Leslie Prince Thompson was born in 1880 in Medford, Massachusetts. In a move that would have lasting implications for his career in painting and teaching, he studied at the School of the Boston Museum under Edmund C. Tarbell. He would always remain under the latter's influence. Thompson, who would be influenced by Monet during later study in Paris, also studied with Tarbell and Ernest L. Mayer, a follower of Tarbell, as a private student. The problem, if indeed it was a problem, was that... Read full biography
Leslie Prince Thompson was born in 1880 in Medford, Massachusetts. In a move that would have lasting implications for his career in painting and teaching, he studied at the School of the Boston Museum under Edmund C. Tarbell. He would always remain under the latter's influence. Thompson, who would be influenced by Monet during later study in Paris, also studied with Tarbell and Ernest L. Mayer, a follower of Tarbell, as a private student. The problem, if indeed it was a problem, was that Tarbell was the leader of the group of Boston artists emulating French Impressionist principles. A genteel dictator, all who followed--were dominated by-- him generally painted as he did. Tarbell emphasized technique, draftsmanship and "proper" subject... Read full biography
Leslie Prince Thompson was born in 1880 in Medford, Massachusetts. In a move that would have lasting implications for his career in painting and teaching, he studied at the School of the Boston Museum under Edmund C. Tarbell. He would always remain under the latter's influence. Thompson, who would be influenced by Monet during later study in Paris, also studied with Tarbell and Ernest L. Mayer, a follower of Tarbell, as a private student. The problem, if indeed it was a problem, was that Tarbell was the leader of the group of Boston artists emulating French Impressionist principles. A genteel dictator, all who followed--were dominated by-- him generally painted as he did. Tarbell emphasized technique, draftsmanship and "proper" subject matter (always a sign of rigidity of mind when certain subjects are declared taboo). An argument in 1913 at the Museum School between the... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Art Association
- •Guild of Boston Artists
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •St. Botolph Club, Boston
Art Teacher
- •Edmund Tarbell
Art School
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Carol Beck Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Chicago Union League Club
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •Sesquicentennial International Exposition, 1926, Philadelphia
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Guild of Boston Artists-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •St. Botolph Club, Boston-
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