Born in Cleveland in 1909, Richard Crist began his formal art education
at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and followed with further
training at the Art Institute of Chicago. He returned to Pittsburgh in
the 1930’s and joined the WPA Art Project, painting easel work and one
large school mural. He later traveled to Mexico where he met
Diego Rivera and fell under the influence of David Siqueiros, with whom
he had lessons.
On his return to Pittsburgh, Crist won a
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