Background
Thompson, Leslie Prince was born on March 2, 1880 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William A. and Dora A. (Sampson) Thompson.
Thompson, Leslie Prince was born on March 2, 1880 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William A. and Dora A. (Sampson) Thompson.
Studied at Massachusetts Normal Artist School, Museum Fine Arts, Boston, under Tarbell. Studied in European galleries.
Exhibited at principal exhibitions in the United States Page Travelling fellowship Recipient bronze medal Saint Louis Exposition, 1904. 3d Hallgarten prize National Academy of Design, 1911.
Hari Singh Gour Morris prize Newport Art Association, 1914.
Silver medal Panama Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Beck Gold medal Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1919.
Silver medal Sesquicentennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1927. Stotesbury prize Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1927.
Purchase prize Boston Art Club, 1928.
Member Guild Boston Artists, North.A., 1937. Clubs: Saint Botolph, Tavern.
Married Margaret V. Hathaway, 1917. Children: Dora, John, William.