Thomas Victor Hall [1] (T. Victor Hall; May 30, 1879 – 1965) was an American illustrator, painter and sculptor.
Thomas Victor Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 30, 1879 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 85–86) |
| Education | Cincinnati Art Academy |
Biography
editHall was born in Rising Sun, Indiana, 1879. He attended the Cincinnati Art Academy in the early 1900s where he studied with Frank Duveneck. Later he moved to [2] Peekskill, New York and pursued a career as an illustrator. In 1919 he joined Louis C. Pedlar, Inc. Pedlar initiated the Art Director's Club in 1920.[3] Hall's work appeared in many magazines and books of the day, including the St. Nicholas magazine, The Argosy and The Youth's Companion Magazine.[4] Thomas Victor Hall's illustrations also appeared in All-Story Weekly', of which the most noteworthy is a series for Edgar Rice Burroughs' At The Earth's Core. .[5]
Hall was well known as a war illustrator. Robert Rotter and T. Victor Hall illustrated a book, written by various authors, The Best 100 True Stories Of World War II,[6] H. Wise & Co., Inc. 1945. He published his own book in 1934, Pitman Publishing Corporation titled First Steps in Pictorial Composition [7] Hall continued to work and show in New York throughout the 20th century.[8] He died in 1965.
References
edit- ^ Weidman, Jeffrey (2000). Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900: A Biographical Dictionary - Mary Sayre Haverstock, Jeannette Mahoney Vance, Brian L. Meggitt, Jeffrey Weidman, Oberlin College. Library - Google Books. Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873386166. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ "Tom Hall - Artist, Fine Art, Auction Records, Prices, Biography for Tom Victor Hall". Askart.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ "Art Directors Club / Our History". Adcglobal.org. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ "Artists". Philsp.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ von Horst; David Critchfield; Dave Critchfield. "At the Earth's Core". Bouncepage.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ "Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog)". Catalog.loc.gov. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ "Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog)". Catalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ "ART - EXHIBITIONS OF PAINTINGS - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). New York Times. 1921-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-04.