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William Trost Richards
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Artist Biography
Early Life and Family
- Born: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1870)
- Parents: Anna Matlack (poet and playwright) and William Trost Richards (landscape painter)
- Brother: Theodore William Richards (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1914)
- Early exposure to artistic environment through her parents' professions.
Education and Artistic Training
- Studied at Cowles Art School, Boston (1888), winning a scholarship.
- Training with William Merritt Chase and John LaFarge at the Art Students League of New York (1890).
- Awarded the Dodge Prize by the National Academy in 1890 for "An Interlude to Chopin" (painting now lost).
- Studied at Académie Julian, Paris (between 1890 and 1895) during travels in Europe.
Career and Artistic Style
- Frequently painted alongside her father in England, Ireland, and Scotland between 1890-1895.
- Relocated to London (1896), maintaining a public studio in Chelsea and exhibiting at the Royal Academy of Arts four times.
- Illustrated publications with her mother, including "A New Alice in the Old Wonderland" (1895) and "Bill Nye's Comic History of England."
- Married William Tenney Brewster (literature professor) in 1905; he encouraged her artistic pursuits.
- Active professional output slowed after the death of her son, Herbert, in 1910.
- Artistic Style: Known for Impressionist landscapes and portraits, often depicting scenes from her travels. Her work frequently utilized monochrome techniques (charcoal, black & white) to capture atmosphere and detail.
Major Achievements and Recognition
- Won the Dodge Prize (1890).
- Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
- Created a World War I poster for the Red Cross.
- Commissioned to paint portraits of Columbia University professors.
- Held solo exhibitions in New York art galleries throughout the 1910s.
- Founding member and first vice president of artist members of the Scarsdale Art Association.
- Member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors.
Legacy and Rediscovery
- Initially recognized with memorial exhibitions after her death (1952) at institutions like the Museum of the City of New York and the Butler Institute of American Art.
- Her work was largely forgotten for decades, but experienced a revival in interest starting in the 1970s.
- Major solo exhibition and catalogue published in 2008 (Hudson River Museum, Butler Institute of American Art, Fresno Metropolitan Museum), providing scholarly appraisals of her life and works.
- Today, her paintings and illustrations are found in museums and private collections across the United States and Europe.
Anna Richards Brewster
1870 - 1952 , United States of America
Quick Facts
- Artistic Movement Or Style: Impressionism
- Artists Who Influenced This Artist:
- William Merritt Chase
- John Lafarge
- Date Of Birth: 1870
- Date Of Death: 1952
- Full Name: Anna Richards Brewster
- Nationality: American
- Notable Artworks:
- An Interlude to Chopin
- Street in Clovelly, Devonshire
- Oxford Street, London
- Urban Moulin Huet
- William Trost Richards at Lake Placid
- Place Of Birth: Philadelphia, USA
