Boston Athenaeum
10 1/2 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Boston, MA 02108
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Museums page for Jerome B Thompson ((1814 - 1886)), known for Genre-landscape, allegory and portrait painting. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1814 Middleboro, Massachusetts - 1886 Glen Gardner, New Jersey. Known for: Genre-landscape, allegory and portrait painting.
Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Jerome Thompson became a painter of luminous landscapes, often allegorical with rural figures in the foreground. His father was Cephas Thompson, distinguished... Read full biography
Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Jerome Thompson became a painter of luminous landscapes, often allegorical with rural figures in the foreground. His father was Cephas Thompson, distinguished portrait painter, who refused to give Jerome art lessons and even destroyed his early paintings because... Read full biography
Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Jerome Thompson became a painter of luminous landscapes, often allegorical with rural figures in the foreground. His father was Cephas Thompson, distinguished portrait painter, who refused to give Jerome art lessons and even destroyed his early paintings because he wanted him to be a farmer. As a youth, Jerome moved with his sister to Barnstable, Massachusetts and earned money as a sign and portrait painter. He painted Daniel Webster, and Abraham Quary, the... Read full biography
Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Jerome Thompson became a painter of luminous landscapes, often allegorical with rural figures in the foreground. His father was Cephas Thompson, distinguished portrait painter, who refused to give Jerome art lessons and even destroyed his early paintings because he wanted him to be a farmer. As a youth, Jerome moved with his sister to Barnstable, Massachusetts and earned money as a sign and portrait painter. He painted Daniel Webster, and Abraham Quary, the last surviving member of the Nantucket Indian tribe. In 1835, he opened a portrait studio in New York City, but a landscape, A Pic Nick, Camden, Maine, that he entered in the 1850 National Academy exhibit, changed the direction of his painting because... Read full biography
Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Jerome Thompson became a painter of luminous landscapes, often allegorical with rural figures in the foreground. His father was Cephas Thompson, distinguished portrait painter, who refused to give Jerome art lessons and even destroyed his early paintings because he wanted him to be a farmer. As a youth, Jerome moved with his sister to Barnstable, Massachusetts and earned money as a sign and portrait painter. He painted Daniel Webster, and Abraham Quary, the last surviving member of the Nantucket Indian tribe. In 1835, he opened a portrait studio in New York City, but a landscape, A Pic Nick, Camden, Maine, that he entered in the 1850 National Academy exhibit, changed the direction of his painting because it got so much positive reaction. In 1852, he went to England for several years of independent study... Read full biography
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About Jerome B Thompson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsFine Arts Museums of San Francisco, FAMSF
50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive-Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Paseo del Prado, 8
Madrid, SpainMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455