Richard Whitney (artist)

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Richard Whitney (born 1946 in

figurative painting.[4]

Whitney graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of New Hampshire in 1968. He studied with Sidney F. Willis and with the Boston painter R. H. Ives Gammell. Whitney has published Gammell's letters to him in the book Advice to a Young Artist.[5]

Whitney's portraits and landscapes are included in over 800 collections and he has won over 50 regional and national awards.[6] He received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree [7] from the University of New Hampshire in 2015.

Whitney is the author of the book Painting the Visual Impression[8] which summarizes the basic principles of representational painting. He is also a co-author of the book Realism in Revolution: The Art of the Boston School and has published a retrospective of his work titled The Art of Richard Whitney.[9]

Professional organizations

Gallery of work

References

  1. ^ Pierce, Patricia Jobe (1980). Edmund C. Tarbell and the Boston School of Painting, 1889-1980. Pierce Galleries. p. 175.
  2. ^ Bookman, Todd (2019-11-01). "Behind A Stolen Painting, An Artist With A Remarkable Life Story". Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  3. ^ "Portraits by Richard Whitney, PhD.H". The Guild of Boston Artists. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  4. ^ "Richard Whitney". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  5. ^ Rousar, Darren (2023). "Richard Whitney". Sight-Size: Helping You Draw With Confidence. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  6. ^ "Richard Whitney". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  7. ^ "UNH Announces 2015 Granite State Award and Honorary Degree Recipients". UNH Today. 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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  10. ^ "Richard Whitney, PhD.H". The Guild of Boston Artists. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

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