Richard Wallace Jones

Background

Jones, Richard Wallace was born on December 6, 1929 in Canandaigua, New York, United States. Son of William Wallace and Maybelle Louise (Smith) Jones.

Education

Student, Hobart College, 1946-1947 teacher's certified, Longy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952; postgraduate, Yale University School Music, 1952-1953.

Career

Owner, operator, Richard W. Jones studios, Boston, Hartford, Connecticut, 1954-1963; designer, manager, House of Good Taste Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1963-1966; design editor, Redbook Magazine, New York City, 1967-1972; senior design editor, Better Homes & Gardens magazine, Des Moines, 1972-1976; president, director, Circanow Interior Design Firm, Des Moines, New York City, 1974-1990; designer, manager, David Herbert Hershel Inc., Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1978-1981; partner, designer, buyer, Portobello, Nantucket, 1981-1983; director design, Laura Ashley Inc., Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1989-1990; interior designer, Godfrey & Associations, Naples, Florida, 1994-1997; principal, Richard W. Jones Designs, Naples, Florida, since 1997. Curator Hammond Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1950-1960, Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut, 1962. Delegate International Federation Interior Designers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1975-1976.

Achievements

• Richard Wallace Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Interior designer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member President' Committee on Barrier Free Design, Washington, 1972-1974. Fellow American Society Interior Designers (national president 1976. Distinguished Svc. medal 1977).

Member National Society Interior Designers (national president 1972-1974), Nantucket Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1980-1982, sign approval committee 1982-1984).

Interests

• Collecting contemporary and african art, travel.

Connections

Married Patricia Hardwick, June 24, 1957 (divorced 1973).

Father:

William Wallace Jones

Mother:

Maybelle Louise (Smith) Jones

Spouse:

Patricia Hardwick