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Frank William Warwick Topham (1838-1934) A painter of genre and historical subjects, Frank William Warwick Topham began studying art under the tutelage of his father, Frank Topham (1808 to 1877). He continued his training at the Royal Academy Schools and at the Atelier Gleyre in Paris. Topham continued to work with his father, with whom he voyaged to Ireland in 1860. In 1863, father and son traveled to Italy, a country that strongly influenced [...] Click here to continue reading. Joseph Tomanek (1889-1974) A Chicago area artist and well-known for his nudes, Tomanek was a member of the Bohemian Artist Club, the Association of Chicago Painters and Sculptors, and the Chicago Gallery Association. He exhibited from the 1910s to the 1940s. Tintype Photographic Images In 1856 Professor Hamilton Smith of Ohio invented the tintype or ferrotype process. This new format evolved from its predecessor the ambrotype. The name tintype would suggest the image was on a piece of tin but in actual fact it was on a thin piece of iron. These images, like ambrotypes, could be produced in a matter of seconds but with the added advantage of being a much simpler and [...] Click here to continue reading. Eugene Bonfanti Thurston (1896 to 1993) Born into an art family, Eugene Thurston’s first lessons were from his mother, Fern, a fixture of the El Paso artist community. He first started in art as a cartoonist and commercial artist producing advertisements for local businesses. In the 1920s, he was encouraged by Audley Dean Nichols, Harry Wagoner, and his mother. He was a charter member of the El Paso Artists Association and one of its [...] Click here to continue reading. The Furniture of Robert “Mouseman” Thompson In the village of Kiburn in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, beside the Parish Church, there is a carpenter’s shop which is best known these days as a place where modern day “antique” furniture is made. This was the home of Robert Thompson, often known as “mousey” Thompson or as the “Mouseman” because of the trademark he created – a small mouse carved on almost every piece [...] Click here to continue reading. Fred Thompson Hand-Tinted Photographs Working out of Portland, Maine, Fred Thompson’s pictures catered to the growing gift market and tourist trade. Following the lead of Wallace Nutting, Thompson sold a series of blossom, bird and country road exterior scenes, Colonial interior scenes and an assortment of other “oddities”. Beginning around 1900, Frederick H. Thompson, the father, started the business and, after his premature death in 1909, the business was continued by his son, Frederick [...] Click here to continue reading. Seth Thomas & Silas Hoadley These two Connecticut clockmakers worked for Eli Terry (circa 1807 to 1810) during the period when Terry invented the “factory system” to produce large quantities of identical, inexpensive clocks which then could be installed in a case of the customer’s choice (and purse), or simply hung on the wall. Circa 1810 Thomas and Hoadley bought Eli Terry’s clock shop in Plymouth, Connecticut and remained partners for about three [...] Click here to continue reading. The Armitage-Herschell Company The Armitage-Herschell Company manufactured carousel animals in North Tonowanda, New York in the late 19th century. They were known for their simply carved animals, but more importantly, for their portable carousels that were the mainstay of traveling carnivals. Their factory still stands and is a museum dedicated to the carousel. See Manns et al, Painted Ponies. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc. The Eocene Epoch The Eocene epoch is the second oldest of the five major epochs of the Tertiary period of the Cenozoic era, or approximately 58 million years ago. |
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