Background
Armstrong, Richard A. was born on May 1, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of John E.H. and Lucy McHangue Armstrong.
Armstrong, Richard A. was born on May 1, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of John E.H. and Lucy McHangue Armstrong.
Bachelor, Lake Forest College, 1971.
Curator La Jolla Museum Contemporary Art, California, 1975-1979. Adjunct curator, associate curator, curator Whitney Museum American Art, New York City, 1981—1992. Curator contemporary art Carnegie Museum Art, Pittsburgh, 1992—1996, chief curator, 1995—1996, Henry J. Heinz II director, 1996—2008.
Director Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, since 2008.
Member Artists Space (board directors since 1984), White Columns (board directors since 1985).