Soby, James Thrall, 1906-1979
Variant namesWriter, critic; New Canaan, Connecticut. Died 1979.
From the description of James Thrall Soby interview, 1970 July 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220190225
Author, art critic, editor, collector, patron, connoisseur, and MoMA director and trustee.
From the description of James Thrall Soby papers, 1930-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122484551
James Thrall Soby (1906-1979) was a writer and critic from New Canaan, Conn.
From the description of Oral history interview with James Thrall Soby, 1970 July 7 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596726
American art critic, curator, collector, director and trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
From the description of James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975 (bulk 1935-1955). (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83538474
Biographical/Historical Note
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1906:
Born December 14 in Hartford, Conn. Son of Charles (in tobacco business) and Anna (Hazlewood) Soby -
1923:
Educated at Kingswood School -
1924:
Taft School -
1924 -26 :Attended Williams College -
1925:
Buys a reproduction of a Maxfield Parrish print -
1929:
Bought a third interest in Edwin Valentine Mitchell's bookshop in Hartford, Conn. -
1931:
Worked at Wadsworth Athenaeum -
1942:
Director of painting and sculpture and member of board of trustees, Museum of Modern Art, New York -
1943 -45 :Assistant director, MoMA -
1946 -68 :Chairman of department of painting, MoMA -
1946 -57 :Author of monthly column of art criticism in Saturday Review of Literature -
1950 -51 :Editor of Magazine of Art, chairman of editorial board, 1951-52. -
1952:
Married third wife Melissa Wadley (Soby had two previous wives, Mimi and Mary Eleanor [aka Nelly]); children: Peter Allyn -
1962:
Awarded honorary L.H.D. from Williams College -
1968:
Vice-president of MoMA -
1979:
Died January 29 in Norwalk, Conn.
From the guide to the James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975, 1935-1955, (Getty Research Institute)
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Birth 1906-12-14
Death 1979-01-29
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