Background
Thrall, Donald Stuart was born on March 29, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Ernest Lawrence and Gertrude Marie (Aikenhead) Thrall.
Thrall, Donald Stuart was born on March 29, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Ernest Lawrence and Gertrude Marie (Aikenhead) Thrall.
Bachelor of Arts, Michigan State University, 1940; Master of Arts, Columbia University Teachers College, 1946; summer student, Skowhegan (Maine) School Painting and Sculpture, 1947; summer student, Black Mountain (North Carolina) College, 1948.
Instructor painting and design, Cass Technology School, Detroit, 1949-1955; educational coordinator, Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 1961-1973. Board of directors Michigan Watercolor Society, 1950-1955, Detroit Metropolitan Art Association, 1948-1954. Exhibiting member Detroit Institute Arts, 1947-1953.
Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Member Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Beta Alpha Sigma (president 1940).