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Richard H. Bassett (1900 - 1995) Oil on Canvasboard, signed lower left, piece measures 9 x 11 and 11 x 13 inches w/frame. American impressionist Richard H. Bassett was the founder and head of the Milton Academy Art Department in Milton Massachusetts from 1945 to 1965. He studied extensively in Europe and in the United States and had several one man and group shows in prominent galleries in New York and Boston including the Grace Horne Gallery on Newbury Street and Ferargil Galleries in New York. His career spanned over 80 years and in addition to the art he produced he is also noted for his contributions to the methodology of teaching art in school systems.Richard H. Bassett was born February 21, 1900 on the campus of Trinity College (now Duke University) in Durham, North Carolina. He was the son of the prominent historian John Spencer Bassett who is still considered the most renowned professor in the College's history.