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James Thom (other)
James Thom may refer to: *James Thom (sculptor) (1802–1850), Scottish sculptor *James Alexander Thom (born 1933), American writer *J. C. Thom (1835–1898), American painter, son of sculptor James Thom *Norman Thom (James Norman Thom, 1899–1987), Australian politician {{hndis, Thom, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thom (sculptor)
James Thom (17 April 1802 – 17 April 1850) was a Scottish sculptor; his sculptures of characters from Scottish literature were immediately successful. Early life Thom was born in 1802, son of James Thom, a farm worker, and his wife Margaret Morison; his birthplace was about a mile from Lochlea, South Ayrshire, Lochlea, where Robert Burns lived for some time. While Thom was young his family moved to Meadowbank in the adjoining parish of Stair, East Ayrshire, Stair. With his younger brother Robert (1805–1895) he was apprenticed to Howie & Brown, builders of Kilmarnock, and, although he took little interest in the more ordinary part of his craft, he was fond of ornamental carving, in which he excelled. Sculptures While engaged upon a monument in Crosbie churchyard, near Monkton, Ayrshire, Monkton, in 1827, he attracted the attention of David Auld, a hairdresser in Ayr. Encouraged by Auld, he carved a bust of Burns from a portrait — a copy of the portrait by Alexander Nasmyth � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alexander Thom
James Alexander Craig Thom (May 26, 1933 – January 30, 2023) was an American author, best known for his works in the Western genre and colonial American history which are noted for their historical accuracy borne of his painstaking research. Thom graduated from Butler University in 1960 with a BA in Journalism after serving in the United States Marine Corps in the Korean War. He taught a course in journalism at Indiana University, and was a contributor to ''The Saturday Evening Post''. His best known book is ''Follow the River'', based on the Draper's Meadow massacre of 1755. Biography James Thom was born May 28, 1933, in Gosport, Indiana, to Jay Webb and Julia Thom, both doctors. He is one of four siblings. He attended Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis, and was in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years (1953-1956) during the Korean War, becoming a sergeant. After the war he attended Butler University where he studied English and journalism, earning a BA degree in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |