| LC control no. | n 85000629 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Thomas, Son, 1926-1993 |
| Variant(s) | Thomas, James, 1926-1993 Thomas, James Henry, 1926-1993 |
| Birth date | 1926-10-14 |
| Death date | 1993-06-26 |
| Place of birth | Eden (Miss.) |
| Place of death | Greenville (Miss.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) Outsider art Sculpture |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers Guitarists Outsider artists Sculptors |
| Found in | His Son, down on the delta [SR] p1982: label (Son Thomas, blues singer and guitarist) container (James Henry Thomas, b. 10/14/26) Mississippi Delta blues [MP] 1984: credits (James "Son" Thomas) Ferris, W.R. Give my poor heart ease, c2009: p. 105 (James "Son Ford" Thomas; d. 1993; musician, sculptor, storyteller) Outsider art sourcebook, 2016: page 202 (James "Son" Thomas 1926-1993 ; James Henry Thomas renowned for his music, he was a gifted sculpture ; growing up in Mississippi) Wikipedia web site, September 25, 2019: (James "Son" Thomas (October 14, 1926 - June 26, 1993) was an American Delta blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor from Leland, Mississippi. Born in Eden, Mississippi, Thomas was known as a folk artist for his sculptures made from unfired clay, which he dug out of the banks of the Yazoo River. His most famous sculpted images were skulls (often featuring actual human teeth), which mirrored his job as a gravedigger and his often stated philosophy that "we all end up in the clay". Thomas died in 1993 in Greenville, Mississippi) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thomas_(blues_musician)> |
| Associated language | eng |
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