Background
Haas, Richard John was born on August 29, 1936 in Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Francis and Marie Hilda (Nachreiner) Haas.
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Contemporary "trompe l'oeil" artist Richard Haas transforms the drab exteriors of neglected buildings into breath-taking facades. "The City is My Canvas" documents his most important projects of the last two decades in double-page spreads which illustrate the "before" and "after" phases of each site. From Italian "Quadrata" paintings to Baroque and Rococo interiors, "trompe l'oeil" murals have a long tradition as decoration and didactic illustration. Muralist Richard Haas brings this tradition into the 21st century as he revitalizes forgotten buildings in eroding city centres by creating new "false" facades that seamlessly blend into the existing environment. "The world is constantly changing, and the needs of the city change with it", says Haas. "Even if blank urban walls at key locations of the city are now primarily seen as opportunities for computer-generated advertizements, whole segments of the mid-range urban American landscape and large areas of our edge cities remain in drastic need of refinement, softening and improvement".
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Haas, Richard John was born on August 29, 1936 in Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Francis and Marie Hilda (Nachreiner) Haas.
Bachelor of Science in Art Education, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1959; Master of Fine Arts, University of Minnesota, 1964.
Instructor University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1963-1964. Assistant professor art Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1964-1968. Instructor printmaking Bennington (Vermont) College, 1968—1979.
Member fine arts faculty School Visual Arts, 1977-1981. Director Abbey Mural Fund National Academy Fine Arts and Museum, New York, since 2000. Instructor fresco Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, 1984.
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Trustee Hudson River Museum, 1989-1904, since 2006, New York State Preservation League, 1983-1988. Board governors Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, since 1982. Board directors Public Art Fund, 1981-1988.
Vice president Architectural League of New York, 1978-1981. Member New York City Art Commission. Vice president National Academy Arts Museum and School Fine Arts, since 2000, vice president, 200-08, president National Academy Design & Design & Museum Fine Arts, since 2009.
President Abbey Mural Fund, National Academy, since 2000. active duty United States Army, 1959, 1st lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1959-1966. Member Century Association, Racquet Club on Park Hill.
Married Cynthia Dickman, September 1963 (divorced 1971). Married Katherine Sokolnikoff, May 12, 1981. 1 child, Gregory Alexander.