Richard Titlebaum

Richard Theodore Titlebaum (January 26, 1939, in Boston – October 9, 2006) was a writer, artist, antiquarian book collector and literature professor.

Biography
Titlebaum attended Boston Latin School, and received a B.A.(1960) and M.A. from Harvard. In 1969, he received a doctorate in English literature from Harvard University.

Titlebaum died October 9, 2006, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Richard Theodore Titlebaum (1939–2006) -

Titlebaum was a writer, artist, antiquarian book collector, and literature professor. He attended Boston Latin School and received a B.A. (1960) and M.A. from Harvard. In 1969 he received a doctorate in English literature from Harvard University, and taught literature at Harvard, and University of California, Berkeley, University of Haifa and at the University of the Witwatersrand.

In 1976 he decided to devote himself full-time to painting. He participated in over three hundred art events in twenty seven states, and won forty eight awards. Some of Titlebaum's works were done in Surrealistic styles, often with Old Testament religious motifs. He was especially interested in Middle Eastern history, and the Jewish Revolts. Many of his large paintings done in the Physique style were donated to the Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation on his death, and may be viewed on their website. At the end of his life, most of his work was religious in subject matter. His paintings are in a permanent collection at the Fogg Art Museum, Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York City, Liberty University, and at the Miami City Hall. He completed his Harvard thesis in 1969, but was published later in 1987 entitled: Three Victorian Views of the Italian Renaissance: John Ruskin, Walter Pater and John Addington Symonds. Titlebaum has been listed as a notable artist, author by Marquis Who's who, and member of the Michigan Guild Artists, Artisans. Titlebaum died October 9, 2006, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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EDUCATION

Boston Latin School, 1950-1956

Harvard College, B.A. Magna Cum Laude, '60/'62

Harvard University, M.A. in English Literature, '63

Harvard University, Ph.D. in English Literature, '69

Student, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University, Great Britain, '65

Student, Villa I Tatti: the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies, Florence, Italy, '66

Student of Bronze Casting, the Mendocino Art Center, CA, summer, '68

Student of Woodcut & Buddhist Art, the Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO, '78

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TEACHING

1962-1967

Resident tutor in English and librarian of Lowell House, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA

1967-1969

Assistant professor of rhetoric, the University of California at Berkeley

1971-1972

Senior lecturer in English literature, the University of Haifa, Israel

1975-1976

Lecturer in English literature, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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PERMANENT COLLECTION

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, Atlanta, GA

The Fogg Art Museum (Harvard University), Cambridge, MA

Miami City Hall, Miami, FL

Art in Public Places, Dade County, Miami, FL

Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Executive Offices, Arvida Corporation, Miami, FL

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA

Peoples Bank, Pawley Island, SC

Artine Artinian Collection, Palm Beach, FL

Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL

Hebrew University, Jerusalem Miami City Hall, Miami, FL

Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Abraham Bornstein Collection, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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EXHIBITIONS

1970

Group Show, Pucker-Safrai Gallery, Boston, MA

1972

One-artist Exhibition, Arts Studio, Tel-Aviv, Israel

1973

One-artist Exhibition, Aladire LTD., Boston, MA

1974

Six Jewish Artists, Zionist House, Boston, MA

1976

Gingerbread Square Gallery, Key West, FL

1978

Fine Arts Merit Award, Boulder Art Association Annual, Boulder, CO

1979

Group Show, Meeting Point Art Center, Coral Gables, FL

1980

Best of Show Award, Beaux Arts Festival, Lowe Art Museum, the University of Miami, FL

1981

Challenges '81: Group Show, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA

1981

The 22nd Annual Museum of Science Exhibition, Miami, FL

1981

The 43rd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL

1982

Holiday Show, Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, FL

1982

Seaway Festival Exhibition, Muskegon Art Museum, MI

1982

44th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL

1983

Gallery of Honor Award, Wichita Falls Art Museum, TX

1983

Appalachian National Competition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

1983

The 13th Annual International Exhibition, Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Orleans, LA

1983

Merit Award, Ridge Art Association Annual, Winter Haven, FL

1983

Best of Show Award, Homestead Art Club Annual, Pioneer Museum, Florida City, FL

1985

Artists of the Class of '60, Science Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

1986

Folk Art: Group Show, Imagery Art Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL

1986

One-artist Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA

1987

Salon Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA

1987

Body & Soul: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA

1987

Words & Images: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA

1987

One-artist Show, Archetypal Images, Winfisky Gallery, Massachusetts State College at Salem, MA

1987

One-artist Show: the Illustrated Shakespeare, Community Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN

1987

One-artist Show: Products of Daemonic Possession, Tennyson Gallery, Provincetown, MA

1988

Group Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA

1988

Miniatures: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA

1988

Works on Paper: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA

1988

Aquarium: Installation, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA

1989

Best of Show Award, Madison Art Center, Madison, WI

1989

Artsource Annual, Artsource Gallery, Flint, MI

1990

Best of the Guild: Group Show, Michigan Guild of Artists Artisans, Ann Arbor, MI

1990

Multimedia Annual, Ann Arbor Art Association, MI

1991

Multimedia Annual, Ann Arbor Art Association, MI

1991

One-artist Show: Paintings Old & New, Michigan Guild of Artists, Artisans, MI

1991

One-artist Show: Paintings & Drawings, 3rd Coast Cafe, Ann Arbor, MI

1994

One-artist Show, National Institute of Burn Medicine Benefit, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI

1996

Christmas Show, Detroit Artist's Market, Detroit, MI

1997

Group Show, Artful Exchange Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI

1997

Collector's Corner, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio

1997

One-artist Show, Gifts of Art, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

1998

Group Show, Artful Exchange Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI

1998

Collector's Corner, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio

1998

Group Show: Religious Content in Contemporary Lesbian & Gay Art, Leslie-Lohman Gallery, New York, NY

2006

Saatchi Gallery, London, England

Literary and art career
He taught literature at Harvard, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Haifa and the University of the Witwatersrand.

In 1976, he decided to devote himself full-time to painting. He participated in over 300 art events in 27 states and won 48 awards. Some of Titlebaum's works were done in Surrealistic styles, often with Old Testament religious motifs. He was especially interested in Middle Eastern history and the Jewish Revolts. Many of his large paintings were donated to the Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation on his death and may be viewed on their website. At the end of his life, most of his work was religious in subject matter. His paintings are in the Fogg Art Museum, the Permanent Collection of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York City, Liberty University, and the Miami City Hall.

Published works
His Harvard thesis, completed in 1969 but published only in 1987, is entitled: Three Victorian Views of the Italian Renaissance: John Ruskin, Walter Pater and John Addington Symonds.