Myra Reynolds Richards | |
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| Born | 1882 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Died | 1934 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | John Herron Art Institute |
| Known for | sculpture |
Myra Reynolds Richards (31 January 1882 – 1934) was an American sculptor and teacher. She was born in Indianapolis. She studied at the Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis mainly under Mary Y. Robinson, Roda Selleck, and Otto Stark, J. Ottis Adams, William Forsyth, Clifton Wheeler, Rudolf Schwarz, and George Julian Zolnay.[1] She also studied in New York under Isidore Konti and in Paris with Charles Despiau at the Académie Scandinave.[2]
She was an instructor of anatomy and modelling class at the Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis from 1920. She become the head of department of anatomy and sculpture at Herron Art Institute before her resignation at 1929. [3]
- ^ Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
- ^ ""Pioneer Family", by Myra Reynolds Richards, 1924". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ Gaskins, SFP: Kayla. "ArtSmart: Indiana | Richards, Myra Reynolds Pioneer Family, 1924". ArtSmart: Indiana. Retrieved 2021-08-08.