Background
Pearson, Joseph Thurman was born on February 6, 1876 in Germantown, Pennsylvania Son of Joseph T. and Annie V. Pearson.
Pearson, Joseph Thurman was born on February 6, 1876 in Germantown, Pennsylvania Son of Joseph T. and Annie V. Pearson.
Pupil Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts and under J. Alden Weir.
Fellowship prize, Pennsylvania Academy, 1910. Bronze medal, Buenos Aires Exposition, 1910. Sesnan gold medal, Pennsylvania Academy, 1911.
2d Hallgarten prize, National Academy, 1911.
Honorable mention Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1911. Inness gold medal, National Academy, 1915.
Gold medal, San Francisco Exposition, 1915. Harris silver medal, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1915.
Temple gold medal and Stotesbury prize, 1916, and Beck gold medal, Pennsylvania Academy, 1917.
Palmer gold medal, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1918. Gold medal, Sesquicentennial, Philadelphia, 1926. Joseph Pennell medal, Philadelphia Water Color Exhibition, 1933.
1st award Germantown Art Association, 1934.
A.N.A., 1917.
Fellowship prize, Pennsylvania Academy, 1910. Club: T Square of Philadelphia (honorary).
Married Emily R. Fetter, October 7, 1902. Children: Ruth Elizabeth, Joseph Thurman, Emily, Julian Weir, Jane, Virginia, Justin.