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THOMAS ADDISON RICHARDS b. 1820, London, England d. 1900, Annapolis, Maryland Dusk in the Swamp, ca. 1855 Oil on canvas; 14 x 17 in. Roger H. Ogden Collection Artist and travel writer Thomas Addison Richards captured unique natural features of the South, depicting the region’s lofty river banks, picturesque live oaks, and lush cypress-filled swampland. A professionally trained artist, Richards exhibited his southern landscapes at institutions including the National Academy of Design. He was a contributor to Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, and served as editor to Appletons’ Companion Hand-Book of Travel. Richards was influenced by earlier nineteenth-century artists and writers such as Thomas Cole. It is in this artistic milieu that Richards established himself as an accomplished landscape artist and travel writer in the midnineteenth century. Between 1846 and 1856, Richards traveled extensively throughout the North and South, completing plein air sketches, landscape paintings, and writings. KB COLONIAL THROUGH ANTEBELLUM LOUISIANA 55  http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1339 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1339

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