Richard Stone Reeves
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Richard Stone Reeves (November 6, 1919 – October 7, 2005) was an American
Blood-Horse magazine described as perhaps the greatest modern-day horse painter.[1]
Born in New York City, Reeves grew up in Garden City on Long Island. His father's family included a painter and his mother's owned race horses. Those influences, plus living near Belmont Park, resulted in his love of horses and desire to paint them.
Reeves graduated with a
Saratoga Springs, New York
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When asked, Reeves said: "Buckpasser was the most perfectly proportioned Thoroughbred I have ever seen." Only two horses, Secretariat and Affirmed, have since been "in a class with Buckpasser".[2]
Reeves died October 7, 2005, at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, N.Y.
Books
- Horse named Kelso - Pat Johnson and Walter D. Osborne (1970) - Illustrated with Richard Stone Reeves' paintings.
- Thoroughbreds I Have Known (1973) - portraits by Richard Stone Reeves.
- Classic Lines : A Gallery of the Great Thoroughbreds (1975) - with Patrick Robinson.
- Decade of Champions : The Greatest Years in the History of Thoroughbred Racing, 1970-1980. (1981) - with Patrick Robinson.
- The Golden Post (September 15, 1985) - with Patrick Robinson. 2,000 copies, signed and numbered.
- Legends : The Art of Richard Stone Reeves (1989)
- Belmont Park: A Century of Champions. Edward L. Bowen. (2005) - Original paintings by Richard Stone Reeves.
References
- ^ "Painter Richard Stone Reeves Dies at 85". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Champions -- Championing the Horse & the Sport". Archived from the original on September 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2006.
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