Background
Banks, Allan Richard was born on February 15, 1948 in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Son of Henry Selman and Lillian Margaret (Radovic) Banks.
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Banks, Allan Richard was born on February 15, 1948 in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Son of Henry Selman and Lillian Margaret (Radovic) Banks.
Independent private study, Society Arts and Crafts, Detroit, 1966-1969; student, Atelier Lack, Inc., Minneapolis, 1970-1973; student, R.H. Ives Gammell Studio, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1976.
Artist, with studio in, Newburg, New York, 1979-1981; artist, with studio in, Huron, Ohio., 1981-1987; portrait artist, with studio in, Spring Hill, Florida, 1987-1993; director, Atelier of Plein Air, Safety Harbor, Florida, since 1993. Lecturer/demonstrator Portraits South, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1993, Atelier Le Sueur, Minneapolis, 1995.
Trustee Museum Natural History, Safety Harbor, since 1995. Member board advisors Art Renewal Center, New York City. Member Downtown Business Association, Inc., Safety Harbor, since 1994.
Member American Society Portrait Artists (vice chairman 2000-2001), American Society Classical Realism (president since 1997), Metropolitan Museum Art, Appleton Museum Art (Ocala, Florida), Salmagundi Club, New American Academy Ard.
Children: Christine Marie, Aaron Richard. Married Holly Hope Tumblin, January 1997.