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Handforth, Thomas
| Last Name: | Handforth |
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| First Name: | Thomas |
| Dates: |
*1897 (Date of Birth)
*1948 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Thomas Handforth was born in 1897 and spent his early years in Tacoma, Washington. After his discharge from the Army in 1919 and completion of his formal art training in New York City, he began to explore, with the assistance of several grants, much of Europe and North Africa. His etchings and lithographs record his impressions of the cultures he visited. Handforth returned to the Pacific Northwest for a brief stay before once again setting out on a worldwide journey. Six of his years abroad were spent in China where he established a studio in Peking. Following a second discharge from the Army in 1943, Handforth resided in Washington State, New York City and Los Angeles, where he died in 1948. Besides using his artistic abiltiy to capture images of the countries he visited, Handforth aslo illustrated several books. His prints were published regularly in the periodical "Fine Prints of the Year" during the 1920's and 1930's. The Print Corner handled the sale of his prints in the United States. Thomas Handforth was a member of the Society of Amercian Etchers, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Califonia Society of Etchers, and the Baltimore Water Color Club. He is represented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York Public Library; Library of Congress; Pennylvania Acadmey of Fine Arts; Honolulu Academy of Art; Fogg Museum; Seattle Art Museum; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; Carnegie Institute; Art Institue Chicago; among others. He has been awarded prizes the Brooklyn Society of Etchers, the Philadelphia Print Club, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Northwest Printmakers, the Boston Society of Independent Artists, and he received a Guggenheim Fellowship award.|Information found in a letter from Gordon W. Gilkey on April 17, 1987, as well as an excerpt from what appears to be "Who's Who in American Art." These materials can be found in accession file 3366. DATES: 1897 - 1948 (Lifespan) NOTES: Born in Tacoma, WA and died in Los Angeles, CA BIOGRAPHY REMARKS: Died in Los Angeles, CA BIRTH LOCATION: Tacoma, WA NATIONALITY: American GENDER: male BROADER TERMS: 20th Century Artist; American Artist |
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