Richard Vernon Johnson

Background

Johnson, Richard Vernon was born on September 21, 1905 in Glenwood, Minnesota, United States. Son of Benjamin and Ida Josephine (Thompson) Johnson.

Education

Student, University Montana, 1927; certified in Aircraft Engineering, California Technology, Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, California, 1945.

Career

Advertising illustrator, Foster and Klieser, Long Beach, 1930-1940; pictorial painter, Foster and Klieser, Long Beach, 1946-1952; art teacher, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, 1951-1976; founding faculty, Costa Mesa (California) Community College, 1976-1982; retired, 1982. Freelance advertising illustrator, New York City, 1940-1941. Partner, art supervisor Association.Outdoor, Long Beach, 1952-1960.

Artist, teacher Traditional Artists' Guild, Paramount, California.

Achievements

• Richard Vernon Johnson has been listed as a notable Artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Air Force, 1942-1945. Member Laguna Beach Art Association (life), American Water Color Association, Pelican Bay Art Association.

Interests

• Avocations: music, travel, fishing, sports.

Connections

Married Bertha Maude Abel, September 6, 1930 (deceased March 1970). Married Dorothy Alice Baldwin, April 18, 1987.

Father:

Benjamin Johnson

Mother:

Ida Josephine (Thompson) Johnson

Spouse:

Dorothy Alice Baldwin

Spouse:

Bertha Maude Abel