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Artist: Robert Chester Thomas
Two Figures
By Robert Chester Thomas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s.
Two Figures, 1949, ebony wood, 24 x 7 x 5 inches, unsigned, but comes from Thomas' daughters and includes a copy of a 1949 photo of this work listing the artist's name, title of work and date
Robert Chester Thomas was a California sculptor. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Thomas moved with his family to Southern California as a child. During World War II, he joined the army and served for a time in the European theater. When he returned to California, he studied sculpture with David Green in Pasadena in 1946 and 1947, before taking advantage of the GI Bill in 1948 to study with Ossip Zadkine in Paris. He first exhibited at Galerie St. Placide as part of an exhibition of American artists working in late 1940s Paris...
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1940s American Modern Robert Chester Thomas Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ebony
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