Background
Meryman, Richard Sumner was born on April 4, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Richard and Charllote (Wigglesworth) Meryman.
Meryman, Richard Sumner was born on April 4, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Richard and Charllote (Wigglesworth) Meryman.
Graduate Boston Art Museum School of Painting. Studied with Abbot H. Thayer, Edmond C. Tarbell and Frank Benson.
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, District of Columbia, 1918-1935. Portrait painter.
Served as First lieutenant, Engineer Corps, United States of America, World War.
Married Dorothea Bates, of Santa Barbara, California, June 1919. Children: Harold Thayer, Richard South. Principal.