Talk:Gerard Richardson

Random stuff from article cleanup
This article was really a jumble of statements that I'm trying to sort into a wikified article, however some of these don't seem to fit neatly anywhere and many were WP:OR. I'm depositing some of them that might be useful here hoping that we can integrate relevant items into other sections if properly cited. If the signature is not such, then it is probably not an original by Richardson. This can be confirmed by the signatures on all of his paintings in the U.S. Navy Museum. Often a mistaken identity has occurred because another artist with the same name who works in the film industry named Gerard Richardson and who sometimes paints as Gerry Richardson has had some of his paintings unintentionally mis-identified as belonging to Captain Gerard Richardson. Source: Who's Who in American Art (New York: R. R. Bowker, 1973): Work in Public Collections: French Naval Club, Paris; National Naval Memorial Museum, Washington, DC; Admiral Jerauld Wright Building; Norfolk Naval Base; Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch; Sam Rayburn Library, Texas; plus others Commissions: Large oil painting, The (PT) 109, Kennedy Library Art Interests: Portrayal of nautical, sports car, and air activities, historical combat scenes and all-subject murals His paintings also hang in the Sam Rayburn Congressional Building in Washington DC and in the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Ranch. Because of a lack of prints in circulation, combined with the non-for-sale collections of art patrons, various Museums and of the Hearst Corporation collection, his works are in limited circulation. The lack opportunity for purchase of his works combined with his early death at age 61 in 1971 has limited the wide spread holdings of this remarkable artist. The Smithsonian Museum library's extensive pamphlet files includes an undated cv, which appears to have been submitted by the artist. Following are excerpts:

"...Gerard Richardson was born in New York City in 1910 of a long line of U.S. born citizens, but was educated in Europe. He studied art at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and while traveling in France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and England. He was established in Paris until World War II as a professional artist and illustrator, specializing in a wide variety of subjects. His nautical paintings were very well known and have been reproduced in magazines in Italy, France and England. They also hang in appropriate places such as homes of international sportsmen and major yacht clubs in those countries. The same can be said of his portrayals of sports car activities. The many originals, which were used for covers of the American publication, The Motor Boating Magazine, now hang on the walls of the Hearst Buildings in New York City. His work has been exhibited in many places in Europe, in New York City and at the Truxtan-Decatur Naval Museum, the Navy Department and the Pentagon, in Washington D.C. Serving in the USNR in World War II (now Captain) he was awarded two citations, with combat insignia, which refer to his professional ability. Captain Richardson's last tour of duty was with the U.S. Navy Combat Art Branch of the Office of the Chief of Information (Public Relations) which has several of his official paintings, as does also the U.S. Naval History Division."

There are still a lot of unsourced statements in the article (sorry)- I've tagged them with and they should be removed if citations can't be provided. Hopefully, someone who has access to the source materials can provide the citations. Toddst1 17:10, 27 September 2007 (UTC)