Dean Richardson, Military Man Portrait Figurative Abstract Oil Painting American Modernist Artist, 1978

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Oil on board, 1978. It depicts an abstracted portrait of a military man in an army uniform with medals. It … Read more Oil on board, 1978. It depicts an abstracted portrait of a military man in an army uniform with medals. It is signed by the artist verso.
Dimensions: sight size-22 inches tall X 19 1/4 inches wide. Framed-23 1/4 inches tall X 20 5/8 inches wide. All measurements are approximate.

Dean Richardson (American, born 1931-)
Education:
1949-50 Newark Academy of Fine Arts, Newark, NJ
1950-56 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence
1956-57 Brooklyn Museum School
1957-58 Hochschule für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany

Select Museum Exhibitions
Butler Institute of American Art
Newport Art Museum, Newport,
National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA 1
Whitney Museum of American Art
Corcoran Biennial, Washington, DC
Boston Institute of Contemporary Art

Awards:
Max Beckmann Memorial Scholarship to the Brooklyn Museum School
Fulbright Scholarship, Berlin, Germany
Guggenheim Fellowship
Mellon Grant

Noted RISD painter and professor, Dean Richardson painted a diverse variety of subject matters including baseball players, Native American leaders, military leaders and soldiers and the natural world animal kingdom. Richardson’s evolved out of an Abstract Expressionist style in his youth to a rich traditional painting style. Living in a generation surrounded by innovation, Richardson chose to look at the American past for his subject matter trying to capture the elusive American identity and meld his artistic vision of the subjects he explored. He was included in the 40 under 40 show at the Whitney along with David Aronson, Robert Birmelin, Sidney Goodman, Richard Hunt, Wolf Kahn, Joan Mitchell and Robert Rauschenberg. His work is notably included in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY. He paints in oil and acrylic on canvas, linen and masonite. See less