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Thomas George

Thomas George (1918 - 2014) was active/lived in New Jersey, New York / Norway.  Thomas George is known for Non objective, modernist-leaning landscape, illustrator.

Following is an obituary of Thomas George.

Thomas George, an internationally celebrated artist, died on October 21, 2014 after suffering a stroke at his home in Princeton on June 9. He was 96.

Mr. George’s career in art spanned more than 70 years. He began painting professionally prior to serving in the Navy in World War II and continued painting almost daily until his final illness.

Intensely curious about the world, Mr. George travelled extensively. More than just visiting foreign countries, he settled down to live and work in France, Italy, North Africa, Japan, China, Wales, and especially Norway.

The Lofoten mountains in Norway held such fascination for him that he bought a house in Drobak, a small village on a fjord outside Oslo. During the 30 summers that he spent there, he drew and painted the Lofoten mountains in an infinite number of ways and in many different media. The images he created there remained in his subconscious and reemerged over the yea   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5899 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Thomas George


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
  • Diorama, Museum Display Background
  • Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
  • Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
  • Illustration, Illustrator
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Africa
  • China
  • England, London Great Britain After 1900
  • France After 1900
  • Italy
  • Japan
Art School
  • Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
  • Art Students League of New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Ford Foundation Grant
  • Fulbright Grant, Fellowship
  • MacDowell Art Colony Fellowship, Resident
  • Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship and/orTravel Grant
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Artist Has Artist Family Members
  • Printmaking Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
  • Betty Parsons Gallery, New York City
Exhibition of Museum
  • Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
  • Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
  • Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art

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