Thomas George

Artist Thomas George accompanied his wife Laverne George, when she interviewed Charles E. Burchfield on October 2, 1955 for the article, “Charles Burchfield” which appeared in Arts Magazine 30 (January 1956): 26-31. They were so excited about paintings that he showed them, that they purchased The Red Woodpecker (1955), a smaller version of The Woodpecker (1955-63) that animated the ratcheting sounds of the woodpecker drilling into a tree.

Thomas George (1918-2014) was an internationally recognized artist whose work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Tate Gallery, and many other museums and major collections in the United States and abroad.

A Dartmouth graduate, Tom studied in New York, Paris, and Florence. He had his first solo exhibition in New York in 1951 followed by more that 50 one-man exhibitions in the United States and abroad. From 1959-1981 he was represented by the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York City.

Tom was a resident of Princeton, New Jersey. However, always seeking new inspiration for his work, he travelled extensively with his family throughout Europe and the Orient. He particularly found inspiration in the dramatic landscapes of Japan, China and, especially, Norway where he maintained a home and worked every summer for over 30 years. (adapted from the artist's website, https://www.thomasgeorgeart.com/about)