Overview
Collection Information
Size: 1 Reel, ca. 150 items (on partial microfilm reel)
Summary: Biographical information; correspondence; sketchbooks; a file on the [Jacques] Maroger medium, including instructions for preparation, receipts for materials, and clippings; Thal's notes on his paintings and prints; press releases; loan receipts; and an exhibition catalog.
Biographical/Historical Note
Painter, etcher, sculptor; Boston, Mass. Thal was a follower of Maroger's medium, which is a painting technique based on that of the Old Masters and "rediscovered" by Parisian artist Jacques Maroger. It involves the use of a special resin and oil emulsion in colloidal solution with pigment.
Provenance
Lent 1982 by Anna Thal, Thal's daughter.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to the lender, Anna Thal, after microfilming.
