Following is an obituary of the artist from The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 17, 1998

Larry Day, 76, Phila. Artist And Art Teacher by Andy Wallace, Inquirer Staff Writer

Larry Day, 76, a Philadelphia artist with a unique classical style and an influential teacher of painting and drawing at the University of the Arts, died of cancer Tuesday at Abington Hospital. He lived in Melrose Park.

``He had a profound influence on artistic and intellectual community,'' said Charles More, whose Center City gallery sold Mr. Day's work. ``He was a thinker. He taught, painted, presented papers.''

As a painter, Mr. Day was known for his austere, geometric, often people-less cityscapes, whic...