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Thomas Bangs Thorpe

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Thomas Bangs Thorpe (1815 - 1878) was active/lived in Louisiana, Minnesota, Massachusetts.  Thomas Thorpe is known for Landscape, coastal, genre, portrait.

Thomas Bangs Thorpe was a portrait painter, graphic artist and illustrator. In addition, he practiced law, was a newspaper editor and journalist whose writings included articles on artists such as Charles Loring Elliott.

Thorpe was born in Westfield, Massachusetts and received his art training in New York City under John Quidor. In 1836, he quit college and traveled to Louisiana in where he remained until 1854, becoming editor of various newspapers including the "Concordia Intelligencer" (1843) and the New Orleans "Commercial Times (1845). He developed a reputation as a writer of Southern humor, and he also continued his painting career.

During the Mexican War in 1846, Thorpe traveled with the U.S. Army as a correspondent, recording the battles on the Rio Grande and in Monterrey, Mexico. His illustrations of the accounts of the war were included in his book, "Our Army on the Rio Grande". He was also a strong supporter of Zachary Taylor, who served as President during th   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 15420 characters.]  Artist bio

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13 Book References for Thomas Bangs Thorpe
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2000 Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942 606 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)		 612 No
1987 Mahe, John A. II; Rosanne McCaffrey (Editors) Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists 1718-1918 464 No
1986 Tatham, David Prints and Printmakers of New York State, 1825-1940 277 No
1985 Pisano, Ronald G Long Island Landscape Painting 1820-1920 (Volume 1) 167 Yes
1982 Koke, Richard J American Landscape/Genre Paintings in the New York Historical Society (3 vols) 1243 No
1973 Naylor, Maria Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
(Exhibition catalog)		 1075 No
1957 Groce, George; David Wallace The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860 759 No
1953 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art Union 0 No
1943 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett National Academy of Design Exhibition Record, 1826-1860
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 No
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