William Trost Ricchards
William Trost Ricchards is David's step-grandmother's great grandfather.
Born in Philadelphia in 1833, William Trost Richards studied in Florence, Rome, and Paris before settling in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was recognized initially for his landscapes - especially of the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine - but turned his attention to the sea beginning in about 1867. A leading artist of the American Watercolor Society, Richards was esteemed for helping lift the medium into higher prominence.
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Kathleen McEnery
Kathleen McEnery Cunningham is David's grandmother.
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