Richard Zoellner Explained

Richard Zoellner
Birth Date:1908 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Education:Art Academy of Cincinnati
Occupation:Painter
Spouse:Willita Skelton Goodson
Children:1 son

Richard C. Zoellner (June 30, 1908 - March 3, 2003)[1] was an American abstract painter, muralist, printmaker and art educator.[2] During the New Deal, he was commissioned murals in the post offices of Cleveland, Georgetown, Hamilton, Medina, and Portsmouth in Ohio, as well as Mannington, West Virginia. He had a studio in Cincinnati from 1933 to 1942, and he taught at the University of Alabama from 1945 to 1978.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 . Ancestry . 12 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Richard Zoellner . Smithsonian American Art Museum . February 5, 2020.
  3. News: Artist Richard Zoellner dies at home . February 5, 2020 . The Anniston Star . March 8, 2003. 28. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Richard Zoellner, 94, painter . February 5, 2020 . The Atlanta Constitution . March 10, 2003. B8. Newspapers.com.