Thomas Addison Richards

Thomas Addison Richards (December 3, 1820 – June 28, 1900), was an American landscape artist.

Thomas Addison Richards
Born(1820-12-03)December 3, 1820
London, United Kingdom
DiedJune 28, 1900(1900-06-28) (aged 79)
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
OccupationArtist
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Biography

Richards was born in London, UK, and migrated with his family to the United States in 1831. The family first settled in New York, then South Carolina. By 1837 they were in Georgia, where Richards began his career preparing sketches of Georgia scenery. His first book, Georgia Illustrated, appeared in 1841. He was associated with the short-lived periodical The Orion.[1] His subsequent works including American Scenery in 1854,[2] The Romance of American Landscape[3] and Guide to Central Park[4] and a number of other works of landscape and travel. Richards sometimes collaborated with his brother William Carey Richards, also an artist and sometimes lecturer who linked fine art and science.

He died at his nephew's home in Annapolis, Maryland on June 28, 1900.[5]

References
  1. The Orion.
  2. T. Addison Richards, American Scenery (1854).
  3. T. Addison Richards, The Romance of American Landscape (1855).
  4. T. Addison Richards, Guide to Central Park (1860).
  5. "Death of T. Addison Richards". The Baltimore Sun. Annapolis, Maryland. June 29, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved January 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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