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American sculptor and teacher (1882–1934)
Myra Reynolds Richards
Born 1882 Died 1934 Nationality American Education John Herron Art Institute Known for
sculpture
The sculptor Myra Reynolds Richards stands in front of the bronze sculpture she made in 1918 for the Murphy Memorial Drinking Fountain in Delphi, Indiana.
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]
Selected works
James Whitcomb Riley , 1918
James Whitcomb Riley statue, Hancock County Courthouse,
Greenfield, Indiana , 1918
Murphy Memorial Drinking Fountain , at the Carroll County Courthouse, 1918
Pan , 1923. Richards' Pan was stolen in 1970 and the current work is a replacement.
Syrinx , 1923. Richards'
Syrinx was stolen in 1959 and the current statue is a replacement.
The Bird Boy , 1924, at the Columbus Central Middle School
Sources
^ 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 .