John Hubbard Rich (March 5, 1876 - March 30, 1954) was an American illustrator, painter and art educator. He was the president of the

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from 1944 to 1945.

Life

Rich was born in 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied at the

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and the

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. Rich began his career as an illustrator for the ''

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''. He later taught art at the

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and shared a studio with William Vincent Cahill in Boston until 1914, when he moved to California. He opened his own studio in the

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and became a portrait and still life painter. He taught Art at the

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from 1920 to 1925, and at the Los Angeles County Art Institute from 1921 to 1949. He was the president of the

from 1944 to 1945. Rich married Helen Wood, and they resided at 2212 San Marco Drive. He died on March 30, 1954, in Los Angeles, California. His work can be seen at the

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. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the

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References

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