Background
Hornaday, Richard H. was born on August 15, 1927 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Son of Beecher Hoyt and Zora Hornaday.
Hornaday, Richard H. was born on August 15, 1927 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Son of Beecher Hoyt and Zora Hornaday.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1950. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1952. Student, California State University, Chico.
Art instructor Auburn (California) High School, 1953-1954. Art supervisor elementary school district, Redding, California, 1954-1967. Instructor drawing and painting Shasta College, 1954-1968.
Professor graduate studies California State University, Chico, 1968-1988, chair department art, 1972-1980, professor emeritus, since 1988. Judge Northern California Art Association, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, 1959.
Member Civic Arts Commission, Redding, 1963-1978. Art consultant Shasta County Superintendent Schools, 1964-1967, Creative Arts Center, Chico, 1974-1975, others. Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946, PTO.
Married Margaret Ann Gardner, June 29, 1950 (divorced March 1972). 1 child, Emily Jane; Married Ruth Mary Miller, November 26, 1972 (deceased February 2002). Married Jenifer Shevis-Packard, September 28, 2002.