Thomas Willis Biography

American. Born 1850 Connecticut. Worked for silk embroidery thread 1870 in Brooklyn New York. His marine paintings had sails in silk or satin, hulls in velvet and painted backgrounds. Active: ca. 1880-ca. 1910. Died 1912, New York City.Collections: Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia; Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut;Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.

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