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The Joy of Collecting: The Strishock Print Collection

Nason, Thomas Willoughby

Thomas Willoughby Nason (1889 - 1971) was an American artist known for his wood engravings. He was born in Massachusetts and he studied at Tufts University. He was a member of several organizations, including the National Academy of Design, the National Institute of arts and Letters, the Society of American Etchers, and the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. His work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Library of Congress, Society of American Etchers, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Resources Cited:
Falk, Peter Hastings, Who Was Who in American Art, 1985

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Images

Mountain Stream

Etching entitled "Mountain Stream" by Thomas Nason. The etching depicts a gentle stream with trees at the water’s edge. At the bend in the stream there is a town that is a small distance from the edge of the stream.

Reference: Who’s Who in American Art - 1940 Fifty Prints of the Year - 1926/27, 1931/33 Fine Prints of the Year - 1933/34, 1936

Represented: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston   Library of Congress, Wash., D.C.   Cleveland Museum of Art   Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris   Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Date: 1947

Mountain Stream

Etching entitled "Mountain Stream" by Thomas Nason. The etching depicts a gentle stream with trees at the water’s edge. At the bend in the stream there is a town that is a small distance from the edge of the stream.

Reference: Who’s Who in American Art - 1940 Fifty Prints of the Year - 1926/27, 1931/33 Fine Prints of the Year - 1933/34, 1936

Represented: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston   Library of Congress, Wash., D.C.   Cleveland Museum of Art   Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris   Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Date: 1947