Thomas Addison Richards (December 3, 1820 – June 28, 1900), was an

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Biography

Richards was born in

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, and migrated with his family to the

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in 1831. The family first settled in

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, then

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. By 1837 they were in

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, where Richards began his career preparing sketches of Georgia scenery. His first book, ''Georgia Illustrated'', appeared in 1841. Richards sometimes collaborated with his brother

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, also an artist and sometimes lecturer who linked fine art and science. He was associated with the short-lived periodical, created and edited by his brother, the '' Orion''. His subsequent works included ''American Scenery'' in 1854, ''The Romance of American Landscape'' and ''Guide to Central Park'' and a number of other works of landscape and travel. He died at his nephew's home in

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on June 28, 1900.

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* 1820 births 1900 deaths American landscape painters 19th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists American male painters Artists from London English emigrants to the United States Painters from Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-painter-1820s-stub