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Museums page for Walter Whitcomb Thompson ((1881 - 1948)), known for Southern coastal scenery, landscape and genre painting. Showing 4 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1881 Newton, Massachusetts - 1948 Sumter, South Carolina. Known for: Southern coastal scenery, landscape and genre painting.
WALTER WHITCOMB THOMPSON (1881-1948) . Southern coastal scenery inspired Walter Whitcomb Thompson, who skillfully captured its allure, in particular its vegetation and wildlife. His career in the... Read full biography
WALTER WHITCOMB THOMPSON (1881-1948) . Southern coastal scenery inspired Walter Whitcomb Thompson, who skillfully captured its allure, in particular its vegetation and wildlife. His career in the South in various locations coincided with the Charleston Renaissance (circa 1915 to 1945) and his... Read full biography
WALTER WHITCOMB THOMPSON (1881-1948) . Southern coastal scenery inspired Walter Whitcomb Thompson, who skillfully captured its allure, in particular its vegetation and wildlife. His career in the South in various locations coincided with the Charleston Renaissance (circa 1915 to 1945) and his paintings have much in common with its leading lights: Alice Ravenel Huger Smith and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner. In the mid-1930s Thompson’s base, however, was seventy miles down the coast in Beaufort, South... Read full biography
WALTER WHITCOMB THOMPSON (1881-1948) . Southern coastal scenery inspired Walter Whitcomb Thompson, who skillfully captured its allure, in particular its vegetation and wildlife. His career in the South in various locations coincided with the Charleston Renaissance (circa 1915 to 1945) and his paintings have much in common with its leading lights: Alice Ravenel Huger Smith and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner. In the mid-1930s Thompson’s base, however, was seventy miles down the coast in Beaufort, South Carolina. Thompson was born in Newton, Massachusetts, but when he was about five years old, the family moved to Palatka, Florida, located along the St. Johns River, southeast of St. Augustine. His father was employed by the railroad, perhaps... Read full biography
WALTER WHITCOMB THOMPSON (1881-1948) . Southern coastal scenery inspired Walter Whitcomb Thompson, who skillfully captured its allure, in particular its vegetation and wildlife. His career in the South in various locations coincided with the Charleston Renaissance (circa 1915 to 1945) and his paintings have much in common with its leading lights: Alice Ravenel Huger Smith and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner. In the mid-1930s Thompson’s base, however, was seventy miles down the coast in Beaufort, South Carolina. Thompson was born in Newton, Massachusetts, but when he was about five years old, the family moved to Palatka, Florida, located along the St. Johns River, southeast of St. Augustine. His father was employed by the railroad, perhaps explaining why the family moved, as the area was emerging as a tourist destination with the development of the railroad. Palatka has ofte... Read full biography
Walter Whitcomb Thompson - Artist Info
About Walter Whitcomb Thompson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (4)
All MuseumsFlorence Museum
558 Spruce Street
Florence, SC 29501Greenville County Museum of Art
420 College Street
Greenville, SC 29601The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306