Richmond Lewis

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Richmond Lewis is an American painter who worked briefly as a comic book colorist. She is married to comic book artist David Mazzucchelli. [1] Coloring was a sideline from her main career as a painter, [2] and occurred mainly because Mazzucchelli wanted to bring Lewis into his world. [3]

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Painting career

Adelphi University held a solo exhibit, Paintings, of paintings by Lewis in August and September 2015. [2]

Comic book bibliography

Editor

Writer/artist

Colorist

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References

  1. Mazzucchelli, David (January 18, 2017). "The Ted Stearn Interview". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Chan, Kali (July 22, 2015). "Adelphi University Presents Richmond Lewis: Paintings". NY Patch. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. Heer, Jeet (August 2, 2022). "The Gender of Coloring". Comics Comics Magazine. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013.
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