About Roy Thomas
Lived 1949 – 2004 (aged 54–55). Roy Thomas was a Canadian painter.
Roy Thomas (1949–2004) was one of the most influential 20th-century Anishinaabe painters in Canada, and was famous for paintings of colourful totemic animals. Like Norval Morrisseau, he became well known when Indigenous art gained mainstream popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Thomas and his family moved to the Long Lake 58 Reserve in northern Ontario in the late 1950s. Like many other First Nations youth of his generation, he was forced to attend a religious residential school.
Death Thomas died of cancer in 2004.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Roy Thomas?
Canadian painter (1949-2004)
When was Roy Thomas born?
Roy Thomas was born in 1949 in Greenstone.
When did Roy Thomas die?
Roy Thomas died on 13 November 2004 in Thunder Bay.
What was Roy Thomas's occupation?
Roy Thomas was a painter.
What nationality was Roy Thomas?
Roy Thomas was Canadian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Roy Thomas (artist)
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