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John Thomas Blue and Orange Still Life Signed Modern Oil Painting on Canvas 1958
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A modern oil painting on canvas titled "Blue and Orange Still Life" by John Thomas. Signed bottom right. Created in 1958. A abstract expressionist painting with inspirations from color-field artists such as Mark Rothko and Helen Frankenthaler. An ethereal and serene painting that is quintessentially modern and timeless. From the personal collection of artist Robert Cremean. Original gallery tag from Paul Kantor Gallery in California on verso. Dimensions: 16.5"h x 18.5"w x 1.25"d (framed). In very good vintage condition.
John Thomas (1927-2001) was an American artist specializing in oil painting, watercolor and drawing in several media. He was also an educator and arts scholar. He began his teaching career at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan (1955-1956). He was Visiting Professor of Life Drawing at the University of Iowa, Iowa City (1962-1963) and taught at San Francisco State University Art Department (1964-1965). He then taught at the University of Hawaii at Hilo (1965-1967) and University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Art in Honolulu (1966). He occupied the Ames Walker Professorship Chair in the School of Art at the University of Washington, Seattle (1968-1969). Thomas is among the foremost painters of Hawaii. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in over 200 solo and group exhibitions in museums, universities and art galleries including one man shows at the Alan Gallery (Charles Alan formerly assisted Edith Halpert at the Downtown Gallery), New York (1958-1961); Paul Kantor Gallery, Beverly Hills, California (1956-1958); the Esther Robles Gallery, La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles (1958-1974); the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama (1954, 1964); University of Iowa, Iowa City (1963); University of Arizona, Tempe (1963); Oklahoma Art Center at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City (1964); Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado (1964); Rice University, Houston, Texas (1969); Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1976); and various sites throughout Hawaii including the University of Hawaii, Volcano Art Center, and the East Hawaii Cultural Center. Group shows include the Kootz Gallery, New York (1950); Galleria Schneider, Rome (1955); Wichita Art Museum, Kansas (1957); Pacific Coast Biennial – Santa Barbara Museum of Art, San Francisco Legion of Honor, Portland Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum; University of Nebraska Annual, Lincoln, Nebraska; Whitney Museum of American Art Annual, New York; Annual Exhibitions, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Lee Nordness Gallery, New York; Tucson Arts Center, Arizona; Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky; Laguna Beach Art Association, California; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona; Marin Museum, San Rafael, California; Occidental College, Los Angeles, California; Honolulu Academy of Arts [now Honolulu Museum of Art]; and the American Library, Bucharest, Romania.
- Creator:John Thomas (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1958
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- Seller Location:Keego Harbor, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2715341512332
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