Glenora Richards
| Glenora Richards | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Glenora Case February 18, 1909 New London, Ohio, United States |
| Died |
October 21, 2009 (aged 100) Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for |
Portrait miniatures Postage stamp design |
| Spouse(s) | Walter DuBois Richards |
| Awards |
National Association of Women Artists' Medal of Honor 1953 |
Glenora Richards (February 18, 1909 – October 21, 2009) was an American miniature painter and designer of postage stamps. She was named the "greatest miniature painter of her time, and perhaps ever," by collector Lewis Rabbage.[1]
Early life and education
Glenora Case was born in 1909 in New London, Ohio. Her parents were Bertha and Tracy Case.[1]
She attended high school in Litchfield, Ohio. In high school, she played violin.[1] She studied art at the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) in the 1920s.[1][2] She met her future husband, Walter DuBois Richards, also a student at the CIA, while she was sketching at a department store. The couple married and moved to New York City.[1]
Mid-life and career
In 1941, the family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut, where she would live until just before her death in 2009.[1] She had two children: Timothy Walter (1941-2011) and Henry Tracy (1946-2006).[3] In 1953, she was awarded the National Association of Women Artists' medal of honor.[2]
Later life and legacy
Walter died in 2006.[3] Richards died in 2009 in a nursing home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[1] She continued to paint and upon her death, she was the last surviving member of the American Society of Miniature Painters.[4]
Work
Richards painted miniature portraits and designed postage stamps.[1]
Notable collections
- "Tim Richards as a Baby (b. 1941)" - 1943, watercolor on ivory, Yale University Art Gallery[5]
- "Henry Tracy Richards" - ca. 1955, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Glenora Richards". Remember Ma. Sentinel & Enterprise. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Glenora Richards". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Glenora Case Richards". Find a Grave. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ Wes Siegrist (15 October 2010). Modern Masters of Miniature Art in America: Preserving Traditions and Exploring New Styles. Wes Siegrist. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-9821278-3-4.
- ↑ "Artist: Glenora Richards, American, 1909 - 2009 Tim Richards as a Baby (b. 1941)". Yale University Art Gallery. Yale University. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ "Henry Tracy Richards". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 31 December 2015.