Diana Thorne Explained

Birth Date: 1895
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba or Odesa, Ukraine

Diana Thorne (1895–1963)[1] was an American artist and illustrator known for her drawings of dogs.

Early life and education

While Thorne is believed to have been born in Odesa, Ukraine, she often stated that she had been born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to parents who were Canadian ranchers.[2] She studied at the Technische Hochschulen in Munich (now Technische Universität München) and in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin).

Career

Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[3] the American Museum and Gardens, Bath, England,[4] and the McNay Art Museum.[5] The Ingalls Library and Museum Archives at the Cleveland Museum of Art holds an artist file of Thorne's work.[6]

Selected Books

Notes and References

  1. Book: Laffaye . Horace A. . Polo in the United States: A History . . 2011 . 978-0-7864-8007-4 . Jefferson, N.C. . 309 . en . 659753735 . Google Books.
  2. Book: Teleky . Richard . Ordinary Paradise: Essays on Art and Culture . . 2018 . 978-0-88984-409-4 . Ontario . en . 1031337707 . Google Books.
  3. Web site: Artist - Diana Thorne . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422032327/https://americanart.si.edu/artist/diana-thorne-4800 . 22 April 2021 . 7 February 2024 . Smithsonian American Art Museum.
  4. Web site: Artworks - Hot Scent . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210420051703/https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/hot-scent-274394 . 20 April 2021 . 7 February 2024 . . en.
  5. Web site: Diana Thorne (American, b.1895, d.1963) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210420045332/https://collection.mcnayart.org/persons/544 . 20 April 2021 . 7 February 2024 . . en.
  6. Web site: Thorne, Diana, 1895-. artist file. . live . https://archive.today/20240209011909/https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/946194104?queryString=thorne&clusterResults=false&stickyFacetsChecked=false&baseScope=wz:784&groupVariantRecords=false&scope=wz:784 . 9 February 2024 . 8 February 2024 . . . Library Catalog record . 946194104.
  7. De Zutter . Micheline . 1930 . (Review of Diane Thorne's Dog Basket) . The American Kennel Gazette . 47 . 1 . 106–107 . Google Books.
  8. Book: Thorne . Diana . Diana Thorne's Dog-Basket; A Series of Etchings . Terhune . Albert Payson . W.E. Rudge . 1930 . New York . en . 1905783.
  9. March 1938 . If You Like Dogs and Horses . Wisconsin Library Bulletin . 34 . 3 . 37 . Google Books.
  10. Book: Thorne, Diana . Your Dogs and Mine; One Hundred and Fifteen Pen Drawings and Eighteen Etched Portraits with Text . . 1932 . New York . en . 4104105.
  11. Book: Thorne, Diana . Around the World with Children and Dogs . . 1940 . Springfield, Mass . en . 20605686.
  12. Book: Thorne, Diana . Drawing Dogs . Studio Publications . 1940 . New York . en . 1658858.
  13. Book: Thorne, Diana . Dogs, An Album of Drawings . J. Messner Inc. . 1944 . New York . en . 423827647.
  14. News: 31 December 1944 . Dog Lover Draws Them in Character . . B4 . .
  15. Book: Moran, Connie . Cats and More Cats . . Pictures by Diana Thorne . 1945 . Chicago . en . 7534067.
  16. Book: Crawford, Nelson Antrim . Cats, in Prose and Verse . . Drawings by Diana Thorne . 1947 . New York . en . 1298794916.
  17. Book: Thorne, Diana . How to Draw the Dog: A Technical Treatise . . 1950 . New York . en . 1582150.

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