Robert J. Richardson
Active: 1907 - 1912
Country of birth and death: Great Britain
Sculptor, medallist
Lived in London
Institutional and Business Connections
Teacher at Central School of Arts and Crafts
September 1908 - June 1923
Listed as teacher of 'Die-sinking and Seal Engraving' in the department of 'Silversmiths' Work and Allied Crafts'.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed as medallist Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume V, 1912 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a contemporary sculptor and medallist living in London. Exhibited medals, prizes and a plaque at the Royal Academy Exhibition in 1907, and a case of medals at the exhibition in 1909. See Forrer, vol. 5, (1912), p. 111.
Listed as medallist Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Forrer notes that the artist exhibited 'two sizes of Coronation Medals of King George V' at the Royal Academy, London, in 1911. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 158.
Sources
London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts. Prospectus & Time-Table for the Session Commencing 21 September 1908
21 September 1908
p. 2.
Citing this record
'Robert J. Richardson', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1239278141, accessed 13 Aug 2022]