biografía de (James) Bradbury THOMPSON (1911-?)

Lugar de nacimiento: Topeka, KS

Direcciones: Riverside, CT

Profesión: Designer, art director

Estudios: Washburn Univ. (A.B., 1934; D.F.A., 1965)

Exposiciones: Int. Exh. Graphic Art, Paris, France, 1955, London, England, 1956, Milan, Italy, 1961, Amsterdam, 1962 & Hamburg, Germany, 1964; traveling solo exh., Am. Inst. Graphic Art, 1958. Awards: Wash. Univ. Distinguished Service Award; Gold T-Square Award, Nat. Soc. Art Dirs., 1950; multiple awards, Art Dirs. Club.

Asociaciones: Art Dirs. Club (first vice-pres.; exec. comt.); SI; Am. Inst. Graphic Arts (bd. dirs.); Alliance Graphique Int.; Nat. Soc. Art Dirs. (rep., 1958-64)

Obra: Commissions: book design for Annual of Advertising Art, 1943 & 1954, Graphic Arts Production Yearbook, 1948 & 500, Westvaco Inspirations & American Classics, 1939-72, Homage to the Book, 1968 & The Quality of Life, 1968

Comentarios: Positions: art dir., Capper Publ., 1934-38; art dir., Rogers, Kellogg, Stillson, Inc., 1938-41; art dir., Off. War Info, 1942-45; art dir., Mademoiselle, 1945-59; publ. art dir., Street & Smith Publ., 1945-59; consult. Westvaco Corp., 1945-; des. dir., Art News & Art News Ann., 1945-72; art dir., Living for Young Homemakers, 1947-49; consult., Famous Artists Schs., 1959-; consult., McGraw Hill Publ., 1960-; consult., Time-Life Books, 1964-70; consult., Harvard Bus. Review, 1964-67; consult., Field Enterprises Educ. Corp., 1964-; consult., Cornell Univ., 1965-. Publications: auth., The Monalphabet, 1945 & Alphabet 1926, 1950. Teaching: Sch. Art & Arch., Yale Univ., 1956-; bd. gov., Phila. College Art, 1956-59.