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WILLIAM THON

Birches.

Watercolor on cream wove paper. 267x353 mm; 10 1/2x13 7/8 inches. Signed in watercolor, lower right.

Born in New York City, Thon received the Prix de Rome in 1947, followed by a Fellowship from the American Academy in Rome where he later served as Artist in Residence. He held an honorary Doctor of Arts from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and was a member of The American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, as well as the National Academy of Design.

Thon's gift of $4 million to the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, nearly his entire estate, was the biggest cash gift ever received by the museum.

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June 9, 2005 12:00 AM EDT
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