Background
Yarde, Richard Foster was born on October 29, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edgar St. Clair and Enid (Foster) Yarde.
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Richard Foster Yarde
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting cum laude, Boston University, 1962. Master of Fine Arts, Boston University, 1964. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary, Massachusetts College Arts, Boston, 1998.
Career
Assistant professor art, Boston University, 1965-1971; associate professor art, Wellesley College, 1971-1976; visiting associate professor, Amherst College, 1976-1977; visiting associate professor, Mount Holyoke College, 1980-1981; visiting artist, Massachusetts College Art, 1977-1991; professor art, U. Massachusetts, Boston, 1981-1990; professor art, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1990. Visual arts panelist Massachusetts Council Art and Humanities, 1976-1978. Board overseers Institute Contemporary Art, Boston, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member of National Academy of Design (academician since 1994).
Connections
Married Susan Donovan, July 8, 1967. Children: Marcus, Owen.
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American
Awards
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Recipient Alumni award for distinguished contribution to arts Boston University, 1987, Chancellor's award distinguished scholarship University Massachusetts, Boston, 1984, Academy award in art American Academy Arts and Letters, 1995, Distinguished Teaching award University Massachusetts Amherst, 1997, Works on Paper award New England Foundation Arts, Boston, 1998, honoree Studio Museum in Harlem Gala, New York City, 2001. National Endowment Arts fellow, 1976, Samuel F. Conti faculty fellow University Massachusetts, 2000, When the Spirit Moves Group Exhib., Spelman College Museum, 2000, Charles Wright Museum, 2000, Commonwealth Award, Artist Category, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 2001, William P. and Gertrude Schweitzer prize National Academy Design, New York, others.Recipient Alumni award for distinguished contribution to arts Boston University, 1987, Chancellor's award distinguished scholarship University Massachusetts, Boston, 1984, Academy award in art American Academy Arts and Letters, 1995, Distinguished Teaching award University Massachusetts Amherst, 1997, Works on Paper award New England Foundation Arts, Boston, 1998, honoree Studio Museum in Harlem Gala, New York City, 2001. National Endowment Arts fellow, 1976, Samuel F. Conti faculty fellow University Massachusetts, 2000, When the Spirit Moves Group Exhib., Spelman College Museum, 2000, Charles Wright Museum, 2000, Commonwealth Award, Artist Category, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 2001, William P. and Gertrude Schweitzer prize National Academy Design, New York, others.