GEORGE ALBERT THOMPSON
(1868-1938)
George Albert Thompson was a landscape painter and master teacher. He was born in Connecticut in 1868 and was listed as living in New Haven in 1898. He is today, best known for his Connecticut landscapes.
Thompson studied at the Yale University School of Fine Arts and with the famed artist and master teacher, John La Farge, NYC. He also studied in Paris with such greats as Meison, Courtois, Blanc and Girardot.
He exhibited quite successfully at the National Academy of Design, NYC (1898), Society of American Artists, NYC (1898), The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia (1899-1901,1907-1916), the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. biennials (1916-1923), the New Haven Paint & Clay Club, New Haven, Ct (1924, prize awarded) and the Art Institute of Chicago.
George Albert Thompson was also a master art teacher at the Yale University School of Fine Arts. He was elected a full member and the first President of the Paint & Clay Club (1905), the founder of the Mystic Connecticut Art Association (1913) and President (1930).
Today, George Albert Thompson's works can be found in private and public collections, including the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT and the National Gallery of Uruguay.
