John Hubbard Rich (1876-1954), Angela, c. 1930
John Hubbard Rich (1876-1954), Angela, c. 1930
Title: Angela
Medium: oil on canvas
Created: circa 1930
Signed at top right
Inscribed and titled on verso
16 x 12 inches, not including frame
21 x 17 inches, with frame
In very good condition. Please see photos.
About the artist, from the Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah: John Hubbard Rich was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 5, 1876. He worked as an illustrator and for four years attended the Art Students League in New York. Following that he studied three years at the School of the Boston Museum, during which he was awarded a two-year travel scholarship to Europe. Upon his return he became a teacher at Groton School and in 1914 he and fellow artist William Cahill founded a school in Los Angeles, the School for Illustrating and Painting. He taught in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California and Otis Institute. He remained in Los Angeles until his death on March 30, 1954.