Background
White, Thomas Gilbert was born on July 18, 1877 in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States. Son of Thomas Stewart and Mary (Daniel) White.
White, Thomas Gilbert was born on July 18, 1877 in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States. Son of Thomas Stewart and Mary (Daniel) White.
Graduated from the high school, Grand Rapids, 1896. Columbia, 1896-1898; Art Students’ League New York, 1896-1898. Under Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant, Julian Academy, Paris, 1898-1902.
Also studied under Whistler and MacMonnies and Beaux Arts, Paris.
Art director Goldwyn Films, 1921-1922. Exhibited at Salon des Artists Français, Paris, National Academy Design, Royal Academy, London, San Francisco Exposition, Architectural League, Salon Interallie, Paris Exposition, 1937, et cetera Represented by murals in Kentucky State Capitol, Utah State Capitol, World War Memorial, Oklahoma State Capitol, New Eaven County (Connecticut) Court House, Gadsden (Alabama) Federal Building, Peninsular Club.
Grand Rapids, McAlpin Hotel, New York City, Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia.
Portrait of Governor McCreary, Pan-American Building, Washington, of President Hine in New York Clearing House, Jules Mastbaum. Locust Club Philadelphia, Doctor Giraud, Hospital les Andelys, France, Doctor Babcock, Carnegie Foundation, Paris, Welles Bosworth, University Club, Paris.
Pictures in collections of Houston (Texas) Museum, National Luxembourg Museum, Paris, University of Oklahoma, University of Utah, Brooklyn (New York) Museum, City of Paris Museum, Grand Rapids (Michigan) Museum, Locust Club (Philadelphia), Lithuanian Museum, Corcoran Museum (Washington), Saint Quentin Museum (France), Paris Journal.
Served as First lieutenant, later captain infantry, United States of America, 1917-1919. Member American Mission to Negotiate Peace, 1919. Member fine arts jury 1937 Paris Exposition.
Member Societe International de Peinture.
Member of council, 1929-1930). Member American Legion (sergeant at arms, Department of France, 1928-1929.
Married Hertha Stenger, August 21, 1928.