About John Edward Thompson
Lived 1882 – 1945 (aged 62–63). John Edward Thompson was an American painter.
John Edward Thompson (1882–1945) was an American painter and university professor who is credited with introducing modern art to Denver, Colorado in 1917, much to the chagrin of local critics. While he never enjoyed much national renown, his work is still among the most desirable to collectors of Colorado art. After studying for two years at the Art Students League of New York, he enrolled in Paris' Académie Julian in 1902.
Thompson's genius led to exhibitions in some of the most prestigious art galleries in the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, New York World's Fair, Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial Exhibition, San Francisco's Palace of the Legion of Honor, and the Corcoran Museum of Art in Washington D.C.
Thompson worked at the University of Denver from 1929 until his death in 1945.
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American artist (1882-1945)
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John Edward Thompson was born in 1882 in Buffalo.
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John Edward Thompson died in 1945.
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John Edward Thompson was a painter.
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