Thal, Samuel, 1903-1964
Sculptor, Painter, Etcher
Size: 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.
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.
Lent 1982 by Anna Thal, Thal's daughter.
Microfilm reel 2379 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Samuel Thal papers, 1942-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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