Richard Whitney (born 1946 in

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), is an American painter, author and educator known for his portrait work. '' Town & Country'' magazine has named him one of the top dozen

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painters in America. ''Fine Art Connoisseur'' has called him one of "the giants of the field" of

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. Whitney graduated

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from the University of New Hampshire in 1968. He studied with Sidney F. Willis and with the

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painter R. H. Ives Gammell. Whitney has published Gammell's letters to him in the book ''Advice to a Young Artist''. Whitney's portraits and landscapes are included in over 800 collections and he has won over 50 regional and national awards. He received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree from the

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in 2015. Whitney is the author of the book ''Painting the Visual Impression'' which summarizes the basic principles of representational painting. He is also a co-author of the book ''Realism in Revolution: The Art of the Boston School'' and has published a retrospective of his work titled ''The Art of Richard Whitney''.

Professional organizations

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- Honorary Lifetime Member * Copley Society - Lifetime Membership *

The Guild of Boston Artists The Guild of Boston Artists (The Guild) was founded in 1914 by a handful of Boston artists working in the academic and realist traditions. Among the founding members were Frank Weston Benson, William McGregor Paxton and Edmund C. Tarbell, who serv ...

Gallery of work

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External links

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