Richard Zoellner

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Richard Zoellner
Born(1908-06-30)June 30, 1908
DiedMarch 6, 2003(2003-03-06) (aged 94)
Education Art Academy of Cincinnati
OccupationPainter
SpouseWillita Skelton Goodson
Children1 son

Richard C. Zoellner (June 30, 1908 - March 3, 2003) [1] was an American abstract painter, muralist, printmaker and art educator. [2] During the New Deal, he was commissioned murals in the post offices of Cleveland, Georgetown, Hamilton, Medina, and Portsmouth in Ohio, as well as Mannington, West Virginia. He had a studio in Cincinnati from 1933 to 1942, and he taught at the University of Alabama from 1945 to 1978. [3] [4]

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  2. "Richard Zoellner". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
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