Thomas’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Stouffer's Restaurant, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Nightscene St. Paul
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Two American Flags, Freed Iranian Hostage Tickertape Parade, New York City
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Freed Iranian Hostage, Tickertape Parade, New York City
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Father and Child, 57th Street Beach, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

The Belden Deli, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Vietnam Veterans Day Parade
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Father and Son, Mexican Restaurant, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Ballerinas, Bud Bilikin Day Parade, Hyde Park, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Children Playing on the Picasso Sculpture, Daley Plaza, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Man Holding Death Announcement of Harold Washington, City Hall, Early Morning
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Demonstration for Jobs and Justice, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Stevie Shea, Hazelton, North Dakota
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Saturday Night, the Shea Family, Hazelton, North Dakota
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

High School Prom, Navy Pier, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Portrait of a Man, Dearborn Street, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Joe Shea and His Oldest Son, Jim; Hazelton, North Dakota
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Bodybuilder, Galveston, Texas
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Dennis and Mary Sellner in the Field, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944

Man and Woman in a Bar, Chicago
Thomas Frederick Arndt American, born 1944