Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1977.12334 |
Collection |
Painting Collection |
Title |
Taxco Market Restaurant |
Date |
1951 |
Artist |
Ralston Thompson (1904-1975) |
Signature |
Ralston Thompson |
Signature Location |
Bottom of paper, viewer's right |
Description |
Ralston Thompson (1904-1975) was an Ohio-based abstract artist who studied painting in the Midwest at the Dayton Art Institute, the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, and the Ohio State University. A prolific artist and an influential instructor, Thompson taught at Ohio State and at Wittenberg University for most of his career and exhibited widely. In 1977, the Zanesville Museum of Art received a collection of Thompson's work from his widow, Edith Lohrman Thompson. |
Medium |
Casein, Paper |
Technique |
Painted |
Culture |
American |
School |
Contemporary, Abstract |
Place of Origin |
Ironton, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Ralston Thompson in memory of her husband |
People |
Thompson, Mrs. Ralston |
Search Terms |
Abstract American Art American Artists American Paintings Casein Casein Paintings Clothing / Dress Figures, Men Figures, Women Food Markets Ohio Art Ohio Artists Paintings Restaurants Shapes Tables Taxco, Mexico |
Location |
Main Stairwell |