Composite sketches of a Girl
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Title
Composite sketches of a Girl
Creator
Thew, Robert Garrett
Format
25 1/2 x 20 inches
Identifier
351.7
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Biography
Robert Garrett Thew was born in Sharon, Connecticut in 1892. He was a painter and sculptor. He attended Syracuse University and the New York City Art Students League and studied under Edward Penfield, Walter Briggs, and John Carlson. Thew was associated with the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency and produced designs for New England businesses, including General Electric. For the Connecticut WPA Federal Arts Project, he completed eight plaques around the theme “History of Writing.” He lived in Westport, Connecticut and started the Garrett-Thew Studios. Thew died in 1964 in Westport.
He was survived by his widow, Elsie Greene Thew; two daughters, Mrs. Janice Lindstrom of Great Barrington, Mass., and Mrs. Robin O'Connor of Westport, and one son, John Garrett of Westport.
He was survived by his widow, Elsie Greene Thew; two daughters, Mrs. Janice Lindstrom of Great Barrington, Mass., and Mrs. Robin O'Connor of Westport, and one son, John Garrett of Westport.
Category
WSPAC
Media
Sketch
Media Details
Pencil on blue paper
Donor
Elsie Greene Thew (artist’s widow), Ashpohtag Rd., Norfolk CT, 06058
The Estate of Robert Garrett Thew
The Estate of Robert Garrett Thew
Citation
Thew, Robert Garrett, “Composite sketches of a Girl,” Westport Public Schools Digital Collections, accessed November 30, 2023, https://collections.westportps.org/items/show/2292.
Item Relations
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