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Tom Thumb (other)
Tom Thumb is a diminutive hero of English folklore. Tom Thumb may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Tom Thumb (comics), the codename of two Marvel Comics superheroes * ''Tom Thumb'' (film), a 1958 feature film directed by George Pal * ''Tom Thumb'' (play), a 1730 play by Henry Fielding * '' The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb'', a 1993 stop-motion animated film * A character in the children's book '' The Tale of Two Bad Mice'' by Beatrix Potter * ''Tom Thumb'', a 1934 Krazy Kat film * "Tom Thumb", a song by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons from the 1966 album '' The Soul Man!'' Brands and companies * Tom Thumb (grocery store), a chain of supermarkets in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, owned by Safeway Inc. * Tom Thumb Food Stores, a chain of convenience stores in the Florida Panhandle The Florida panhandle (also known as West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is a Salient (geography), salient roughly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. ''The History of Tom Thumb'' was published in 1621 and was the first known fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangling with giants, and becoming a favourite of King Arthur. The earliest allusions to Tom occur in various 16th-century works such as Reginald Scot's '' Discovery of Witchcraft'' (1584), where Tom is cited as one of the supernatural folk employed by servant maids to frighten children. Tattershall in Lincolnshire, England, reputedly has the home and grave of Tom Thumb. Aside from his own tales, Tom figures in Henry Fielding's 1730 play '' Tom Thumb'', a companion piece to his ''The Author's Farce''. It was expanded into a single 1731 piece titled '' The Tragedy of Tragedies, or the History of Tom Thumb the Great''. In the mid-18th century, books began to be published specifically for children (some with their authorship attributed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tom Thumb Gallery
The Tom Thumb Annual Floating Art Exhibition, founded in 1998, by Jimmy Kuehnle and Kjell HahnGonzalez, Jackie"Gallery Endorses Student Art," ''Truman State University Index.'' 2007-04-05 is a student run alternative exhibition opportunity located in Kirksville, Missouri. It is one of two alternative exhibition opportunities from the gallery at Truman State University. The second is Gallery 1/33. History The Tom Thumb Annual Floating Art Exhibition was founded to provide exhibition opportunities for students and artists at Truman State University and Kirksville. It rose out of a frustration with Truman State Gallery's Student Juried Exhibition and the lack of student exhibition opportunists outside the BFA shows and the then annual Student Show. Kuehnle and Kjell did not like the standards and restrictions placed on them by the University. They decided to begin their own alternative space. In 1998, they cleared out Kjell's apartment and held an open art submission. The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
