Background
Day, Richard Wrisley was born on January 25, 1936 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States. Son of Herbert Britain and Katherine (Wrisley) Day.
Day, Richard Wrisley was born on January 25, 1936 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States. Son of Herbert Britain and Katherine (Wrisley) Day.
AB, Academy Minerva, Bari, Italy, 1957. Postgraduate, Bard College, 1958. Student, Hartwick College, 1954—1956.
Congressional aide trainee, staff Republican W.R. Williams, 1953—1954. Arts critic Woodstock Review Literature, New York, 1958. Arts editor and critic Landers Newspapers, Mid-Hudson Valley, 1959.
Performing and graphic arts critic Bridgeport Post & Telegram, Connecticut, 1960—1981. Art editor, 1971—1983. Wine columnist The Telegram, 1978—1984, chief arts critic, editor, 1982—1983, chief arts critic, since 1983.
Board directors Connecticut Grand Opera Company. Member of Film Critics Association, Dance Critics Association, National Theater Critics Association, Music Critics Association, Les Amis du Vin, Archeological Institute America, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Michele Carpenter Day, July 25, 1970.