 Theodore P. Reichard is primarily known as Theophilus P. Reichard
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Born in Furth, Germany on April 23, 1855. Reichardt (aka Reichard) immigrated to the U.S. in 1865. He studied art in NYC before moving to San Francisco in 1894. At his studio at 25 Post Street he specialized in painting portraits from photographs. During this period his copy of Grace Hudson's Little Mendocino caused quite a stir when exhibited in his studio window. When not in his studio, he made painting forays into northern California. Reichardt was also a photographer and in 1895 obtained a patent for a device that made prints on wood. He did a chromolithograph of the San Francisco fire of 1906. After the disaster he moved across the bay to Alameda and established a studio in his home. He died at his daughter's home in Hayward, CA on April 21, 1948.
Exh: World's Columbian Expo (Chicago), 1893; Calif. Midwinter Int'l Expo, 1894; SFAA, 1896. In: CHS.
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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
SF Chronicle, 12-15-1895; Death Record
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| A painter and photographer, Theophilus Reichard was born in Furth, Germany, and lived in New York City, San Francisco, and Alameda, California. He exhibited at the Boston Art Club in 1883, the National Academy of Design in 1884, and the Pennsylvania Academy in 1888.
He developed and patented a device that transferred photographs to wood. In 19096, he did a chromolithograph of the San Francisco fire.
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Who Was Who in American Art by Peter Falk |
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