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Born in Cardiff, Wales in 1886, he studied at the Art School of Cardiff University, then at the Heatherly School in London, and then at the Académie Julian in Paris.
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One of the first portraits Stephens painted upon his arrival in the United States in 1929 was that of Abraham Lincoln. His portrait of Eisenhower hangs in the Smithsonian Institution"s Gallery of Presidents in Washington, District of Columbia His portrait of Eisenhower appeared on the front page of Time on April 4, 1969, the issue that carries Eisenhower"s obituary. Stephens also painted portraits of George C. Marshall and Douglas MacArthur and many more of the Army"s foremost generals of World World War II on commission from the United States Military Academy.
That of MacArthur appeared on a Life magazine cover on August 28, 1950.
He also painted many judges such as Fred M. Vinson and Charles Davenport Lockwood. He painted Harry Truman and the entire Eisenhower cabinet such as George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury.
He also painted the Duke of Windsor. Winston Churchill allowed him to paint his portrait at Eisenhower"s request.
Stephens" works can be found, among other places, in the White House, the National Gallery of Art, the United States. Supreme Court, the Pentagon, Walter Reed Hospital, the United States. Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy, the Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, Kansas, the Legion of Honor Gallery in Paris.
The American Embassy in London, International Business Machines Corporation corporate headquarters, Cornell University, Columbia University, Harvard University, the Harry Truman Library and others Thomas Stephens died in 1966 of cancer in New York, aged 79 or 80. Bobby Jones (golfer) - Bobby Jones Collection, United States Professional Golf Association Museum, Far Hills, New Jersey two portraits of Eisenhower"s mother - Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, Kansas
? - West Point Museum
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George M. Humphrey - United States. Treasury
? Winston Churchill painting was at Walter Reed hospital, now location unknown.
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