Mosley, John W

Description

Photograph of Samuel J. Brown (center 3rd from right), his wife Miriam Brown (back row-2nd from left), Doc Thrash (first row 1st from right), and Edna Thrash (far left second row) at Pyramid Club picnic. Brown graduated from the South Philadelphia High School for Boys in 1926 and studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art. He later earned his Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. An artist specializing in painting, sculpting, and printmaking, Brown’s portraits have been featured in numerous collections, including the National Gallery of Art (Washington), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the White House. Through 1914-1917 Thrash studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before serving in World War I as a member of the 365th Infantry Regiment. By 1925 he settled in Philadelphia and his work was featured consistently in its Tra Club. His paintings and prints have been featured at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Howard University Gallery of Art, the Pyramid Club (1946), Smithsonian Institute (1948), the Newark Museum (1971) and in various publications and collections across the United States.

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Temple University

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PA Digital