Thomas Victor Hall

1879-1965

Hall was a painter and illustrator, was born on May 30, 1879 in Rising Sun, Indiana. He studied with Vincent Nowottny, Lewis Henry Meakin, Frank Duveneck at the Cincinnati Art Academy. He is known to have lived in New York City, Peekskill, New York 1934, and Cincinnati, Ohio. He painted in oil, watercolors, ink, and pastels.

He was a member of the Salmagundi Club in New York City, the Kit-Kat Club, the Cincinnati Art Club, and the Art fellowship. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago 1916 and 1920, and at the Salmagundi Club 1921, as well as many others.

He worked as an illustrator in New York City and is credited with the following:
Interior Artwork; Pearson’s Magazine (US) Feb ’09, Cover Artist; The Scrap Book Apr ’09, Interior Artwork; People’s Home Journal Dec ’12, Headings; Adventure Jun 18 ’20, Headings; Adventure Apr 10 ’24, Interior Artwork; Triple-X Aug ’24,
Interior Artwork; Triple-X Aug ’25, Interior Artwork; Triple-X Sep ’25, Interior Artwork; Triple-X Nov ’25, and Interior Artwork; St. Nicholas Magazine Aug ’28. He was known to have worked on war posters during WWII.

Hall traveled extensively throughout New England, and research indicates he painted landscapes and seascapes in Maine during his career.

He died in New York City in June of 1965.