Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920

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Thomson was an Irish born artist particularly noted for his illustrations for literary texts.

From the description of [Letter] 1915 Apr. 28, 8, Patten Road, Wandsworth Common, S.W. [to] Sirs / Hugh Thomson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 437417042

Hugh Thomson, best known for his illustrations of popular books, was born on June 1, 1860 in Coleraine, Ireland. His professional career began with an apprenticeship at Marcus Ward and Company, a card manufacturer. In 1883 he moved to London where he met William Comyns Carr, editor of The English Illustrated Magazine . Thomson's work was featured frequently in this publication. He also contributed illustrations to The Graphic . His illustrations can be found in a series called Highways and Byways as well as works by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, James Lane Allen, and Austin Dobson. Thomson was married to Jessie Naismith of Belfast and had one son. He died in England on May 7, 1920 of heart disease.

From the guide to the Hugh Thomson Sketches MS 0045., 1913, 1919, (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920. Hugh Thomson Sketches, 1913, 1919. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
referencedIn Austin Dobson collection, 1762-1999, 1861-1962 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920. Letter, [19--?], West Kensington, [London], "to my dear consoler." Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Thomson, Hugh : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, b. 1860. Autograph letter signed : London, to George Chilow, 1914 Apr. 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
creatorOf Hugh Thomson Sketches MS 0045., 1913, 1919 Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920,. Autograph letter signed from Hugh Thompson to W.L. Phillips [manuscript], 1910 August 17. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921. Letters, 1909-1917, England, to Philip D. Sherman, Oberlin, Ohio. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Autograph File, T, 1580-1975. Houghton Library
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920. Letter to George Redway : Sussex, Eng. : ALS, 1895 Sept. 9. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Lansing V. Hammond collection of Hugh Thomson, 1879-1958 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920. [Illustrations by Hugh Thomson used as Christmas cards]. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920. [Letter] 1915 Apr. 28, 8, Patten Road, Wandsworth Common, S.W. [to] Sirs / Hugh Thomson. Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920. [Collection of magazine articles illustrated by Hugh Thomson], 1886-1892. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
referencedIn [Book reviews of Hugh Thomson : his art, his letters, his humour and his charm by M.H. Spielmann and Walter Jerrold]. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920,. Autograph letter signed from Hugh Thomson, Sidcup, Kent, to Rev. John Oliver, Glasgow [manuscript], 1914 January 4. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920. Letter, 1902, May 22, to Nicholls. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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associatedWith Berant, Walter. person
associatedWith Chilow, George, person
associatedWith Dobson, Alban, b. 1885 person
associatedWith Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921. person
associatedWith E.P. Dutton (Firm), corporateBody
associatedWith Hammond, Fanny Reed, 1875- person
associatedWith Hammond, Lansing V. (Lansing Van der Heyden), 1906- person
associatedWith Hutton, Edward, 1875-1969. person
associatedWith Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912. person
associatedWith Nicholls, person
correspondedWith Oliver, John, Rev., fl. 1914 person
correspondedWith Phillips, W. L., fl. 1910 person
associatedWith Railton, Herbert, 1857-1910. person
associatedWith Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915- person
associatedWith Redway, George. person
associatedWith Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 person
associatedWith Thomson family
associatedWith Tristram, W. Outram (William Outram). person
associatedWith Woods, Robert Archey, 1865-1925. person
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England
Great Britain
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Ford, Alice (Fictitious character)
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Magazine illustration
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Birth 1860-06-01

Death 1920-05-07

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