Background
Thompson, Ernest Thorne was born on November 8, 1897 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Ernest Hyacinth and Annie Louise (Thorne) Thompson.
Thompson, Ernest Thorne was born on November 8, 1897 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Ernest Hyacinth and Annie Louise (Thorne) Thompson.
Diploma, Massachusetts School Art, Boston, 1920; student, School Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1920-1921; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), College New Rochelle, 1980.
Professor art, director School of Fine Arts, Notre Dame (Indiana) University, 1922-1929. Professor art, chairman department fine arts College New Rochelle, New York, 1929-1967. Director Huguenot School Art, New Rochelle, 1947-1951.
Vice president Pemaquid Group of Artists, Bristol, Maine, 1950-1992.
Board directors Maine Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine. Member American Watercolor Society (past director), Allied Artists American (honorary life member, president 1965-1967), Chicago Society Etchers, Hudson Valley Art Association, New Rochelle Art Association, Grand Central Art Galleries. Clubs: Salmagundi (New York City).
Married Florence Marie Paulsen, December 30, 1922. 1 son, Ernest Thorne.