How can I locate info about Athena International, a poster printing film in business in London in 1981?
I am trying to find, or find information about, the artist Arthur Thompson who created a gorgeous painting, Swans on a Lake.
I recently bought the Athena poster version of this, copyright 1981, in a thrift store.
I am not able to find Athena International, or the painting, or the artist, on Google or Yahoo searches.
Is it possible that this painting was created exclusively for mass-production by Athena International, or that the artist painted exclusively for Athena?
Any leads to Arthur Thompson, or to artist databases other than those on Yahoo and Google, would be most welcome.
For information on artists living or dead, try sites like: "absolutearts.com" or "worldwidearts.com" and type in whatever you have–artist name, type of work, style of work, medium used, size, etc. Is it a print, a painting, a photograph, an original, a print? These things all effect the value, as does the condition. Also type their name in quotes on a search engine like www.dogpile.com "John Doe", and see what comes up.
If the artist is dead, a gallery link might pop up. A gallery dealing with the works or the estate of an artist can give you a lot of useful information, might be able to tell you the value and if there is a market for the work.
December 6th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
For information on artists living or dead, try sites like: "absolutearts.com" or "worldwidearts.com" and type in whatever you have–artist name, type of work, style of work, medium used, size, etc. Is it a print, a painting, a photograph, an original, a print? These things all effect the value, as does the condition. Also type their name in quotes on a search engine like http://www.dogpile.com "John Doe", and see what comes up.
If the artist is dead, a gallery link might pop up. A gallery dealing with the works or the estate of an artist can give you a lot of useful information, might be able to tell you the value and if there is a market for the work.
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December 6th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Sir Arthur Thomson. MC. MD. Hon LLD. FRCP
Sir Arthur Thomson was born in 1890 educated at Dulwich College and graduated with distinction (Queen’s Scholar, Ingleby Scholar and Russell Prize) in medicine at the University of Birmingham in 1915. He was commissioned during World War 1 as a medical officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps. For distinguished service he was awarded the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre and rose to the rank of major in the Guards Regiment. He returned to a medical career in Birmingham being appointed Professor of Therapeutics in 1947, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1951-59), and Vice Principal of the University (1952-1957); he served on the General Medical Council (1953-1975) and was chairman of the Regional Hospital Board (1962-1963). He was awarded a knighthood in 1959.
Sir Arthur gave generously to help students and he admired personal enterprise. His legacy is the Arthur Thomson Trust which is a registered charity established in 1963 under his direction. and the Arthur Thomson Bequest established on his death in 1977
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