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Richard Zoellner

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Richard Zoellner
Born(1908-06-30)June 30, 1908
DiedMarch 6, 2003(2003-03-06) (aged 94)
EducationArt 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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  1. ^ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007". Ancestry. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Richard Zoellner". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Artist Richard Zoellner dies at home". The Anniston Star. March 8, 2003. p. 28. Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Richard Zoellner, 94, painter". The Atlanta Constitution. March 10, 2003. p. B8. Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.