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JIM'S LEGACY. Following on from the excellent reception in New York, Thompson’s Thai Silk business prospered and in 1967 he opened his first shop on the iconic Surawong Road in Bangkok. Jim also acquired a diverse collection of Thai art.
James Harrison Wilson Thompson (March 21, 1906 – disappeared March 26, 1967; declared dead 1974) was an American businessman who helped revitalize the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of his disappearance he was one of the most famous Americans living in Asia.
The Jim Thompson House is a museum in central Bangkok, Thailand, housing the art collection of American businessman and architect James Harrison Wilson Thompson or simply Jim Thompson, the museum designer and former owner.
Sep 21, 2023 · His iconic house, located in the heart of the city, draws thousands of visitors each year to marvel at its traditional Thai architecture and lush gardens. But beyond its aesthetic beauty, the Jim Thompson House serves as a tangible reminder of Thompson's remarkable life and enduring legacy.
The Bangkok home and Asian art collection of the late James H.W. Thompson, also known as the “Thai Silk King”.
Jim Thompson built his house in 1958-59 on a plot of land across the canal, or klong in Thaï, from the Bahn Krua silk weaving community. For his new home, Thompson acquired several Thai houses some of which were dismantled and sent down the Chao Phraya River to Bangkok where they were reassembled.
May 9, 2016 · The best-known American in the picturesque kingdom of Thailand is a greying, well-tanned onetime architect named James H. W. Thompson, 52, who has almost singlehanded saved Thailand’s vital...
