Chrysler Museum of Art
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Norfolk, VA 23510
Norfolk, VA 23510
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Museums page for Alfred Wordsworth Thompson ((1840 - 1896)), known for Genre, landscape, marine and American colonial history painting. Showing 9 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1840 Baltimore, Maryland - 1896 Summit, New Jersey. Known for: Genre, landscape, marine and American colonial history painting.
History painter Alfred Wordsworth Thompson was born in 1840 in Baltimore, studying at Newton University. By the time of the Civil War, Thompson was an artist for the Illustrated London News and... Read full biography
History painter Alfred Wordsworth Thompson was born in 1840 in Baltimore, studying at Newton University. By the time of the Civil War, Thompson was an artist for the Illustrated London News and Harper's Weekly, interested in events in Virginia. But his interest was apparently not very strong, for,... Read full biography
History painter Alfred Wordsworth Thompson was born in 1840 in Baltimore, studying at Newton University. By the time of the Civil War, Thompson was an artist for the Illustrated London News and Harper's Weekly, interested in events in Virginia. But his interest was apparently not very strong, for, in 1861, he went to Paris to study art, eventually at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1864, exhibiting at the Salon of 1865. Returning to New York City in 1868, he exhibited at the National Academy of... Read full biography
History painter Alfred Wordsworth Thompson was born in 1840 in Baltimore, studying at Newton University. By the time of the Civil War, Thompson was an artist for the Illustrated London News and Harper's Weekly, interested in events in Virginia. But his interest was apparently not very strong, for, in 1861, he went to Paris to study art, eventually at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1864, exhibiting at the Salon of 1865. Returning to New York City in 1868, he exhibited at the National Academy of Design in that year, becoming an Associate in 1875. His realistic, brightly colored "Ruins of the Palace of St. Cloud in the Winter of 1871", he was able to gift to the Academy upon becoming a member, and it became well known throughout the country. The... Read full biography
History painter Alfred Wordsworth Thompson was born in 1840 in Baltimore, studying at Newton University. By the time of the Civil War, Thompson was an artist for the Illustrated London News and Harper's Weekly, interested in events in Virginia. But his interest was apparently not very strong, for, in 1861, he went to Paris to study art, eventually at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1864, exhibiting at the Salon of 1865. Returning to New York City in 1868, he exhibited at the National Academy of Design in that year, becoming an Associate in 1875. His realistic, brightly colored "Ruins of the Palace of St. Cloud in the Winter of 1871", he was able to gift to the Academy upon becoming a member, and it became well known throughout the country. The National Academy was a successful sales outlet for Thompson. Over the years, he sold 125 paintings there, thou... Read full biography
Alfred Wordsworth Thompson - Artist Info
About Alfred Wordsworth Thompson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (9)
All MuseumsFleming Museum, University of Vermont
University of Vermont
61 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Paseo del Prado, 8
Madrid, SpainNew-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024St Johnsbury Athenaeum
1171 Main Street
St Johnsbury, VT 05819The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie
2 Erie Boulevard
Canajoharie, NY 13317The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306White House Historical Association (WHHA)
740 Jackson Place NW,
Washington, DC 20006