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1896 Decatur, Illinois - 1970 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Circus, street and sport scenes-lithography and painting.
Known for his paintings of prize-fighting and circus-genre scenes and lithography of gigantic size compositions, Robert Riggs had a highly successful career as an artist, especially in the 1930s and... Read full biography
Known for his paintings of prize-fighting and circus-genre scenes and lithography of gigantic size compositions, Robert Riggs had a highly successful career as an artist, especially in the 1930s and 40s. His painting, The Brown Bomber, showed the boxing victory of Joe Louis over Max Schmeling. This... Read full biography
Known for his paintings of prize-fighting and circus-genre scenes and lithography of gigantic size compositions, Robert Riggs had a highly successful career as an artist, especially in the 1930s and 40s. His painting, The Brown Bomber, showed the boxing victory of Joe Louis over Max Schmeling. This is one of the paintings that earned Riggs election to the National Academy of Design in 1946. He was born in Decatur, Illinois and as a young man ran away from home and joined the circus. He studied... Read full biography
Known for his paintings of prize-fighting and circus-genre scenes and lithography of gigantic size compositions, Robert Riggs had a highly successful career as an artist, especially in the 1930s and 40s. His painting, The Brown Bomber, showed the boxing victory of Joe Louis over Max Schmeling. This is one of the paintings that earned Riggs election to the National Academy of Design in 1946. He was born in Decatur, Illinois and as a young man ran away from home and joined the circus. He studied at the James Milliken University in Illinois and then trained at the Art Students League in New York, but his study was interrupted by Army service in World War I. He stayed overseas and attended the Academie Julian in Paris and then returned to the... Read full biography
Known for his paintings of prize-fighting and circus-genre scenes and lithography of gigantic size compositions, Robert Riggs had a highly successful career as an artist, especially in the 1930s and 40s. His painting, The Brown Bomber, showed the boxing victory of Joe Louis over Max Schmeling. This is one of the paintings that earned Riggs election to the National Academy of Design in 1946. He was born in Decatur, Illinois and as a young man ran away from home and joined the circus. He studied at the James Milliken University in Illinois and then trained at the Art Students League in New York, but his study was interrupted by Army service in World War I. He stayed overseas and attended the Academie Julian in Paris and then returned to the United States where he settled in Philadelphia and worked for N.W. Ayer & Sons, an advertising agen... Read full biography
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About Robert Riggs: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (9)
All MuseumsMetropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Mobile Museum of Art
4850 Museum Drive, Langan Park
P.O. Box 8426
Mobile, AL 36608Moye Library, University of Mount Olive
644 Henderson Street
Mount Olive, NC 28365Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives
Po Box 7646
Philadelphia, PA 19101San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014