Oral history interview with William Thon
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 5 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Thon, William, 1906-2000
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
label: Names
content: American Academy in Rome
label: Names
content: Midtown Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Gruskin, Alan D. (Alan Daniel), 1904-1970
label: Names
content: Gruskin, Mary J.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maine -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Watercolorists -- Maine -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Watercolor painting, American -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators. Funding for this interview provided by John W. Payson.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Thon, William, 1906-2000
label: Interviewer
content: Brown, Robert F.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William Thon (1906-2000) was a painter from New York, N.Y. and Port Clyde, Maine. Studied at the Art Students League. Served as a trustee and artist in residence at the American Academy in Rome.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 52 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1992 December 15-16
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thon92
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript available on line
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content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of William Thon conducted 1992 December 15-16, by Robert Brown for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's home at Port Clyde, Maine. Thon discusses his childhood and education; early exhibitions; service in the Navy during World War II; being represented by Midtown Galleries from 1943 on; his dealers Alan and Mary Gruskin; moving to Maine; the importance to his art of Europe and his time spent at the American Academy in Rome; his painting technique; and his watercolors.