Background
Payton, Ralph Reed was born on April 29, 1926 in Baker, Oregon, United States. Son of William Miles and Bernice Irene (McCord) Payton.
Payton, Ralph Reed was born on April 29, 1926 in Baker, Oregon, United States. Son of William Miles and Bernice Irene (McCord) Payton.
Student, University Oregon, 1948—1949. Student, Monterey Peninsula College, 1973. DHum, London Institutes, 1973.
With, Department Army, Cristobal, Panama, 1953-1954, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1954-1957, American Embassy, Cairo, 1957-1959. Free lance photographer, Carmel Valley, California, since 1963, represented by Sierra Artists Gallery, Mariposa, California. Horticulturist, inventor.
Exhibitor: one-man and group shows including International Platform Association, International Art Show, Washington (award), 1976.
Author: Western Poems & Short Stories. Founder, president Black Raven Mining & Refining Incorporated., 1977-1987.
Patentee: plant growing process.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, 50-52. Charter alumnus Eisenhower College, 1967. Member Sierra Artists.