Charles W. Thwaites

Charles W. Thwaites (March 21, 1904 - November 21, 2002) was an American painter. He painted murals for the Works Progress Administration in Wisconsin in the 1930s, and he later became an oil and watercolor painter in New Mexico.

Charles W. Thwaites
Born	March 21, 1904 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	November 21, 2002 Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Resting place	Rosario Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Education	University of Wisconsin Layton School of Art
Occupation	Painter
Spouse(s)	Antoinette Thwaites

Life

Thwaites was born on March 21, 1904 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin and the Layton School of Art.[1]

Thwaites began his career as a muralist for the Works Progress Administration from 1936 to 1939.[2] He painted murals in post offices like the NRHP-listed Chilton Post Office and Plymouth Post Office.[2] Thwaites became an oil and watercolor painter in New Mexico, where he settled in Taos in the 1940s and relocated to Santa Fe in the 1960s.[1] He was an artist-in-residence at St. John's College in Santa Fe in 1973.[3]

Thwaites had a wife, Antoinette. He died on November 21, 2002 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he was buried in the Rosario Cemetery.[1] His work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[4]

References

1. "Artist Charles W. Thwaites dies at 98". The Santa Fe New Mexican. November 27, 2002. p. 13. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Charles W. Causier, Joseph G. Jurkiewicz (December 29, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Plymouth Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2020. With accompanying pictures
3. "St. John's appoints SF artist". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 20, 1973. p. 49. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Charles W. Thwaites". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved August 31, 2020.