Lenore thomas biography sample

American sculptor ()

Lenore Thomas Straus (November 1, – January 16, ) was an American sculptor and author.

Life and work

Lenore Thomas was born November 1, , in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Andrew S.

Thomas and Lucy Haagsma, and died at her home in Blue Hill, Maine, on January 16, Although she studied at the Chicago Art Institute, as a sculptor she was largely self-taught.^[1] She had an exhibit of her work in Mexico City in ^[2] Much of her early work involved public art created under New Deal programs, including the Public Works of Art Project^[3] and the Section of Painting and Sculpture.

She created two major pieces for the Resettlement Administration's planned community in Greenbelt, Maryland—Mother and Child^[4] and several panels illustrating the Preamble to the United States Constitution.^[5] Along with other Public Works Administration artists Hugh Collins, Carmelo Arutu, and Joseph Goet