Samuel Thal papers
name: label: Creator
content: Thal, Samuel, 1903-1964
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Engraving -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Painting -- Massachusetts -- Boston
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent 1982 by Anna Thal, Thal's daughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Thal, Samuel, 1903-1964
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, etcher, sculptor; Boston, Mass. Thal was a follower of Maroger's medium, which is a painting technique based on that of the Old Masters and "rediscovered" by Parisian artist Jacques Maroger. It involves the use of a special resin and oil emulsion in colloidal solution with pigment.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Reel (ca. 150 items (on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thalsamu
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2379 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Anna Thal, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical information; correspondence; sketchbooks; a file on the [Jacques] Maroger medium, including instructions for preparation, receipts for materials, and clippings; Thal's notes on his paintings and prints; press releases; loan receipts; and an exhibition catalog.