Thomas Victor Hall
American artist (1879–1965)
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Thomas Victor Hall [1] (T. Victor Hall; May 30, 1879 – 1965) was an American illustrator, painter and sculptor.
Thomas Victor Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 30, 1879 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 85–86) |
| Education | Cincinnati Art Academy |
Biography
Hall was born in Rising Sun, Indiana, 1879. He attended the Cincinnati Art Academy in the early 1900s where he studied with Frank Duveneck. Later he moved to [2] Peekskill, New York and pursued a career as an illustrator. In 1919 he joined Louis C. Pedlar, Inc. Pedlar initiated the Art Director's Club in 1920.[3] Hall's work appeared in many magazines and books of the day, including the St. Nicholas magazine, The Argosy and The Youth's Companion Magazine.[4] Thomas Victor Hall's illustrations also appeared in All-Story Weekly, of which the most noteworthy is a series for Edgar Rice Burroughs' At The Earth's Core. .[5]
Hall was well known as a war illustrator. Robert Rotter and T. Victor Hall illustrated a book, written by various authors, The Best 100 True Stories Of World War II,[6] H. Wise & Co., Inc. 1945. He published his own book in 1934, Pitman Publishing Corporation titled First Steps in Pictorial Composition [7] Hall continued to work and show in New York throughout the 20th century.[8] He died in 1965.