Biografie von Anthony THIEME (1888-1954)

Birth place: Rotterdam, Holland

Death place: Rockport, MA

Addresses: NYC & Boston, but primarily Rockport, MA, from 1920s; St. Augustine, FL, winters,1950s

Profession: Painter, designer, teacher

Studied: Royal Acad., Holland; in Italy & Germany; George Hacker; Guiseppe Mancini; Garlobini; Guardaciona.

Exhibited: NAD, 1930-34; AIC, 1928-32; PAFA Ann., 1928-35; Corcoran Gal. biennials, 1930, 1932; CAM, 1933; LACMA, 1930; 1931 (prize); Albright Art Gal., 1932; Detroit Inst. Art, 1931; SC, 1929 (prize), 1931 (prize); Springville, UT, 1928 (prize), 1931 (prize); Gloucester AA, 1928 (prize); Springfield AL, 1927 (prize), 1928 (prize); North Shore AA, 1930 (prize); CAFA, 1930 (prize); Jordan Marsh Exh., 1944 (med.); NYWCC, 1930 (prize); Tercentenary Exh., Boston, 1930; Ogunquit AC, 1930; New Haven PCC, 1931 (prize); Wash. WCC, 1931 (prize); Buck Hill Falls AA, PA, 1938 (prize); Royal Acad., London; Royal Mus. FA, Brussels; France and Holland. Awards: medals, Contemp. New England Artists, 1944, 1947-48; Dow award, St. Augustine, FL, 1949; Miami, FL, 1949.

Member: AWCS; SC; CAFA; Boston AC; Providence WCC; Boston SAC; North Shore AA; Springfield Art Lg.; Rockport AA; NYWCC; AAPL; Gloucester SA; Phila. Art All.; PC; NAC.

Work: BMFA; Pittsfield (MA) Mus. Art; Albany Inst. History & Art;Dayton AI; City of New Haven Coll.; Springville, UT; Univ. Iowa; MMA; SAM; Montclair Art Mus.; LACMA; New Britain Mus. Art; Buck Hill Falls, PA; Beach Coll.

Comments: Came to U.S. about 1920. One of the artists responsible for making Rockport, MA a popular destination for painters. He was known for his scenes of Rockport's streets, shore, and village. Teaching: Thieme Sch. Art, Rockport, MA.

Sources: WW53; WW47; 71-73; John L. Cooley, Rockport Sketch Book: Stories of Early Art and Artists (Rockport, MA: Rockport Art Assoc., 1965); Falk, Exh. Record Series.