Richard Smith

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Biography

British painter is known for his use of intense color and sculptural supports derived from tent manufacture and resembling kites in structure. He attended the Royal College of Art, and moved to New York in 1959 on a fellowship, resulting in a one-man show at the Green Gallery there in 1961. He returned to Britain in the 1960s and 1970s but in 1978 he settled in Patchogue, New York.

  • Primary profession
  • Director·actor·writer
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nationality
  • British
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 17 September 1886
  • Place of birth
  • Gloucestershire
  • Death date
  • 1776-10-13
  • Death age
  • 85
  • Place of death
  • Paris
  • Children
  • Richard Smith
  • Spouses
  • Alice Howell
  • Education
  • Royal College of Art·University College London·Cranfield University·University of Arkansas·California State University· Fresno·University of Sydney·Loughborough University·Stanford Graduate School of Business·Christ Church· Oxford·University of Salford
  • Knows language
  • English language·English language·Latin·English language
  • Member of
  • Wales national rugby sevens team·Costa Rica national football team·A.D. Carmelita·A.D. Carmelita·Santos de Guápiles F.C.·Liga Deportiva Alajuelense·C.S.D. Municipal·A.D. Limonense·Antigua GFC·Antigua GFC·Edmonton Eskimos·Grimsby Town F.C.·Wales national rugby union team·Cardiff RFC·Halifax R.L.F.C.·Keighley Cougars·Hull Kingston Rovers·Bradford Bulls·Wakefield Trinity·Salford Red Devils·Kansas City Chiefs·Grimsby Town F.C.·Nuneaton Borough F.C.·Leicester City F.C.·Cambridge United F.C.·Ontario Liberal Party
  • Parents
  • Henry Smith

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Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Lead singer and guitarist of the band Long Beach Shortbus. Former guitarist and singer of the band Long Beach Dub Allstars.

Taught mathematics at Cranbrook School, Sydney.

Created the cult comic book series "Al Banana and the Fruit Mafia" (1994-1996).

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