Background
Florsheim, Richard Aberle was born on October 25, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard S. and Bertha (Aberle) Florsheim.
Florsheim, Richard Aberle was born on October 25, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard S. and Bertha (Aberle) Florsheim.
Student of University Chicago, 1934-1936. Private art studies, Europe and Near East, 1936-1938.
Painter, printmaker, Chicago, 1938-1942, 46-80, teacher, lecturer, 1946-1980. One man shows The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Institute National de Bellas Artes (Mexico), New School Social Research, Milwaukee The Art Institute of Chicago, private galleries. Works represented permanent collections Museum Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Cincinnati Art Museum, Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art Paris, Rome, Sao Paolo, Lima, Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris), others United States and abroad.
United States delegate International Association Plastic Arts, 1963.
Member Illinois Arts Council, 1965-1973. Board of directors Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown.
Member Illinois Arts Council, 1965-1973. Board of directors Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown. Served as Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Member Reserve Associate National Academy Design.
Member Artists Equity Association (president 1954-1955, honorary president since 1955), Society American Graphic Artists, Audubon Society Artists, Renaissance Society University of Chicago, Arts. Clubs: Lotos, Century (New York City).
Married Helen Porfirieff, February 14, 1948.