Margaret Foster Richardson (Dec. 19, 1881—1945); American painter known for self-portraiture. Best known for her 1912 Self Portrait, A Motion Picture. Born in Winnetka, IL... Exhibited at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the National Academy of Design in NYC, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. In her Self Portrait, A Motion Picture, she painted herself in action, prepared to paint. One critic observed: "She's striding forward at full tilt, brushes in both hands, looking as if she can't wait to attack the canvas. Her expression is one of gusto and almost missionary zeal. Hers is a self portrait you might back away from." Another remarked that the portrait "effaces many of the contemporary markers of femininity" to portray a more modern New Woman. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Foster_Richardson] Best known for her portraits in oil, also drew portraits in silverpoint and exhibited landscape sketches and genre scenes. Studied with Joseph DeCamp and Ernest L. Major at the Massachusetts Normal School, 1900-05. Attended MFA School 1905-08, where she was a student of Tarbell 1906-07 and assisted Anson Cross in his perspective class. Achieved tremendous early success.... given her first solo show at the Copley Gallery in 1910.... Recognized for her uncanny ability to obtain an almost photographic likeness, Richardson was also praised for her capacity to express individual character and for her strong draftsmanship. Critics also noted the complete lack of flattery in her portraiture. In 1927 her prices were $150 for a bust and $200 for a half-length. Continued to receive commissions and exhibit widely until 1930. However, demand for portraits was greatly diminished by the Depression and World War II, and she was forced in 1943 to close her studio and put her painting supplies in storage. [http://international3632.rssing.com/chan-38673209/all_p2.html] undefined

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