Frank J. Thomas (1936–2019) was an American photographer, typographer, and printer. In 1959 he and his wife Phyllis founded Tenfingers Press in Los Angeles, out of “a desire to print and publish small books for a limited public.”
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| 1950s-1970s Los Angeles Art Scene by Frank J. Thomas |
Their output over the next 21 years was eclectic, ranging from literary epigrams done in whimsical typography to miniature books to a history of California cattle brands.
These amazing vintage photos of artists, exhibitions and people involved with the arts were taken by Frank J. Thomas from between the 1950s and 1970s.
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| Robert Stack admiring a painting by Keith Finch, November 1950 |
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| Paul Wonner, circa 1950s |
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| Jack Zajac, circa 1960s |
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| John McLaughlin, circa 1960s |
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| Paul Sarkisian, circa 1960 |
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| Sterling Holloway, circa 1960 |
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| Richard Hunt, 1964 |
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| Norman Zammitt, 1965 |
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| David Hockney painting on the street, 1967 |
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| Robert Irwin, 1967 |
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| John Manno, 1969 |
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| George Baker, circa 1970 |
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| Hal Glicksman, 1970 |
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| James Valerio, circa 1970 |
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| Peter Alexander, circa 1970s |
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| Richard Yokomi showed with Nicholas Wilder Gallery in Los Angeles, circa 1970s |
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| Ron Davis, circa 1970s |
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| Claes Oldenburg, 1971 |
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| Keisho Okayama, 1972 |
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| Richard Joseph, 1972 |
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| Robert Graham, 1972 |
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| John Mason in his studio, 1974 |
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| Pat Hogan, 1974 |
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| Peter Zecher, July 1974 |
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| Charles White, 1977 |
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| George Herms in the studio, 1977 |
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| Norman Sunshine in his studio, 12 April 1978 |
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| Howard Bond and other artists |
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| Richard Diebenkorn in his studio, 1979 |
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| Tom Leeson, 1979 |
(Photo © Frank J. Thomas)
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