On the wall above Ms. Art is a photo of her, back when she was a student at the same school. “I like to show the kids that I was here,” Thompson says.

Jan Thompson, one of the last connections to the glory days of the artists circle known as the Northwest School, died Friday in a Seattle care facility, just two days after her 90th birthday.

Nancy Howry Thompson, an original member of the Alvarado Arts Workshop that used local artists to teach the craft to thousands of children in San Francisco public schools, died July 20 in Oakland ...

Ms. Thompson made her mark for 13 years at the California Journal, a widely respected periodical that examined statewide public policy issues. She joined the staff in 1992 and served as art director.