Pennant, Promotional
Object number2011.52.28
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Jean W. Thomas
DescriptionRed pennant with white border on the left edge. Obverse includes white illustration of the Hagia Sophia. The reverse is a Turkish flag.Dimensions6.125 x 11 in. (15.6 x 27.9 cm)InscriptionsBeneath the illustration is white text reading "St. Sophia Museum" and to the right of the illustration is white text reading "istanbul".
Historical NotesPart of a collection relating to Clarke M. Thomas, donated by his widow Jean W. Thomas. Clarke M. Thomas was born on January 11, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were missionaries in Sierra Leone where he spent his childhood until moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, for a formal education at age 11. He later enlisted in the Army, where he served as a private in the 97th Infantry Division, touring Germany and the Czech Republic toward the end of World War II. He earned a journalism degree at the University of Kansas and worked for several newspapers in Nebraska and Oklahoma before being recruited to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's editorial staff in 1971, where he worked for over 30 years.
Previous owner
Clarke M. Thomas
(1926 - 2009)
Related person
St. Sophia
Related institution
Hagia Sophia Museum
Related institution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(founded 1927)
On View
Not on view
1983
