Tom Thomas Remembered
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This digital archive provides collected and described artifacts of an IU East faculty member who was very important on the campus for its first 30 years.
Records from the Indiana University East Archive collection include: Promotion Dossier, Images, and other materials. Additional items in the collection are: images of paintings and artwork by the artists, Tom (Thom) Thomas; newspaper articles from the Palladium-Item (newspaper circa 1972 through 2008)Index and microfiche found at the Morrison -Reeves Library in Richmond, IN.; oral remembrances from friends, students, and colleagues.
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Item TTR-TOC Table of Contents for the collection(Indiana University East, Archives, 2023-10-09) McFadden, SueThis document provides description and link access to the digital artifacts in the collection. It is a digital Table of Contents or TOC.Item Tom Thomas Remembered-TOC Table of Contents for the collection.docx(Indiana University East, 2022-10-07) McFadden, SueThis document provides description and link access to the digital artifacts in the collection. It is a digital Table of Contents or TOC.Item Capturing the Energy of Creation(Indiana University, 2005) Bryant, L.J.Bryant, L.J. (2005). Capturing the Energy of Creation. Indiana University Research & Creative Activity, 27(2). This title no longer exists or provides access online. Saved and offered here in the digital collection by permission of Stauffer, Evan Dwight . 11-19-2021 email. "Hi Sue, That website was removed quite some time ago but I was able to find the content that used to be at that particular link in an archive. The content is no longer available on the web so I’ve copied it into the attached Word doc. I hope that helps. Evan " A must read to understand Tom the artist! From the Table of Contents, “The surrealists, the Gnostics, and automotive paints are among this artist's inspirations.”Item Thomas J. Thomas - potential video artifacts(Indiana University East Campus Library Archives, 2015-10-15) McFadden, SueItem Tom Thomas Remembered: A conversation with India Cruse-Griffin, student, colleague, friend(Indiana University East Campus Library Archives, 2015-09-23) Cruse-Griffin, IndiaIndia Cruse-Griffin talks about her teacher, mentor, and friend, Tom Thomas. This conversation provides a good description of Tom as Teacher and Mentor. India mentions his teaching methods, the inspiration and excitement he found in student art, and Tom as a mentor. India talks about how her art and experience as an artist grew with Tom's encouragement. This conversation enriches our understanding of Tom.Item Tom Thomas Remembered: A conversation with Carvin Rinehart, friend & colleague(Indiana University East Campus Library Archives, 2015-09-24) Rinehart, CarvinCarvin Rinehart is an artist and graphic designer from Wayne County IN. He introduces the listener to Tom Thomas as a friend and mentor/critic. He celebrates Tom Thomas as extrovert, talks about Tom's support and encouragement of fellow artists, discusses Tom's experiment with and sharing of art techniques, and Tom's varied interests. He describes Tom as the PT Barnum of art instructors. This conversation provides a unique & lively view of Tom Thomas.Item Tom Thomas Remembered: A Digital TOC to the Digital Archive(Indiana University East Campus Library Archives, 2015-09-23) McFadden, SueThis document provides link access to the digital artifacts in the collection. It is a digital Table of Contents or TOC.Item Tom Thomas Remembered: A Conversation with Ed Thornburg, Gallery(Indiana University East Archives-Sue McFadden, 2014-07-30) Thornburg, EdEd Thornburg was a friend and colleague of Tom Thomas, from mid 1970's-2009. The audio file is a conversation between Ed and Sue McFadden, IU East Librarian.Item Supplemental Tom Thomas Information(Campus Library Archives, Indiana University East, 2015-09-15) McFadden, SueThe links provided in this document represent varied information sources and include images. As needed these will be corrected over timeItem Tom Thomas Remembered: A conversation with Professor Emeritus Ron Carter(IUE Campus Library Archives, 2014-11-24) Carter, RonnieRon Carter provides a description of Tom Thomas as a Colleague, Friend, Teacher, Artist, Mechanic, & Entrepreneur. He discusses the start of the Whitewater Valley Art Competition,Tom's influence on students, using his son Shawn Carter as an example, and he describes Tom's energy and service to the Campus. Tom's first sabbatical was to experiment with STP as a paint additive, it never dried; this is an example of his experimental spirit.Item Tom Thomas Remembered: A conversation with Mardi Bergen, colleague and friend(Campus Library Archives, Indiana University East, 2014-10-21) Bergen, MardiMardi (Mardic) discusses Tom Thomas her friend and colleague with funny stories and valuable accounts of Tom the person and noted observations of Tom the artist. She talks of Tom's kindness and ease with people. This is an exceptional remembrance of Tom ThomasItem Tom Thomas Remembered: a conversation with Professor Emerita Eleanor Turk(IUE Campus Library Archives, 2014-11-20) Turk, EleanorEleanor tells about her friend Tom Thomas, she was also his chair/supervisor and colleague. She discusses Tom's energy, his brilliant mind, his campus service, his service to students, his active teaching years, and his almost always smiling face. She describes him as crucial to the Indiana University East Campus. A wonderful and dedicated remembrance of Tom Thomas.Item Tom Thomas Newspaper Clippings(Campus Library Archives, Indiana University East, 2015-08) MultipleThese clippings are shared to provide a more complete image of Tom Thomas.Item Direction: The First All-Campus Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition from Indiana University(Indiana University, 1995) Thomas, TomThe pages included in the excerpt of the book demonstrates Tom Thomas's service and commitment to art.Item Tom Thomas Dossier of Service(Campus Library Archives, Indiana University East, 1996) Thomas, TomTom Thomas is a presence at IU East. His artworks hang and define the spaces on our campus. When he passed away in 2009 he left behind 34 years of service to IU East. In some ways he drew IU East into social spaces that helped define the campus. When IU East was growing Tom’s efforts helped the campus move forward. Among these efforts his artworks of the campus sold as notecards in the bookstore, he was called upon to design marketing pendants and emblems, he delivered the IU All –Campus Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition across the state, and the Whitewater Annual Art Competition caught the attention of artists and institutions in a five state area. The Whitewater Annual Art Competition began as Tom’s “path breaking” model for jurying art shows; the innovative judging design drew a newly retired art critic, John Canaday, from the New York Times to Richmond, IN. The Whitewater Annual Art Competition is ongoing through today as a testament to Tom’s boundless energy and excitement about art and artists. Tom encouraged his students to grow, explore and find ways to commercial success as artists. In his service record he writes about work frustrations and the needs of IU East coming before his own research and work, “…but this feeling quickly passes when I see a student that twenty years ago would never dared walk through the entrance of a university and realize that they too, are entitled to a little chunk of this world.”Item Tom Thomas Remembered: A conversation with retired Chancellor David Fulton(IUE Campus Library Archives, 2014-08-05) Fulton, DavidDavid Fulton was a friend, colleague and Chancellor to Tom Thomas, from 1978-2009. The audio file is a conversation between David and Sue McFadden, IU East Librarian.Item Tom Thomas Remembered- A conversation with Associate Librarian, Lora Baldwin(IU East, Campus Library, 2014-06-09) Baldwin, Lora Kay