Eugene Thomason papers
name: label: Creator
content: Thomason, Eugene Healan
label: Names
content: Bryant, Joseph M.
label: Names
content: Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933
label: Names
content: Luks, Will
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- North Carolina
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Photographs and some clippings donated circa 1975 by Mrs. Eugene Thomason, Thomason's widow. Materials on reel 960 were lent for microfilming by Mrs. Eugene Thomason.
creator: label: Creator
content: Thomason, Eugene Healan
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Eugene Thomason (1895- 1972) was a painter; Nebo, North Carolina. Thomason was born in Blacksburg, S.C. and raised in Charlotte, N.C.. Through the support of his father's employer J. B. Duke, Thomason studied in New York City at the Art Students League, and later operated an art school on E. 22nd St., New York, N.Y., with George Luks.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
phystech: label: Condition
content: Reel 1104 also contains Thomason materials, but it was made from photocopies of the same material which was microfilmed from the originals on reel 960, and does not contain anything that is not on reel 960.
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thomeuge
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 960 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 960: Originals returned to the lender, Mrs. Eugene Thomason, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers of Eugene (Gene) Thomason relate primarily to work as an art instructor and his association with social realist painter George Luks. Included is a photograph of an art class at the school where Luks and Thomason taught, circa 1926-1927. Also found is a photograph of Thomason's painting of Luks, and printed material about Thomason, including catalogs, clippings, and newsletters.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also in the Archives of American Art are papers lent by Mrs. Eugene Thomason for microfilming (reel 960), including letters from George Luks to Thomason concerning personal matters, mutual friends, current activities, and other news; a letter from Joseph M. Bryant about his Thomason paintings; a letter from William Luks asking for letters and anecdotes about George Luks; and two newspaper clippings about Thomason.