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Paul Riba

Paul F. Riba (1912 - 1977) was active/lived in Ohio / England.  Paul Riba is known for Still life and landscape painting, mural.

Paul Riba was a painter of Magic Realism.  He explored the unreal juxtaposition of objects with his own touch of exacting realism.  He spoke of his work as "invitations to pause and enjoy."

Riba was born in Ohio and received his professional training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PA, and graduated with highest honors from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he taught for fourteen years. 

He was a member of Artist Guild of Palm Beach Art Institute.  He worked as mural painter, advertising illustrator and instructor.  Riba did many exhibitions including the Cleveland Museum of Art (permanently represented); National Academy of Design; Carnegie Institute; Illinois State Museum (permanently represented); Ohio State Capitol (permanently represented); Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC; White House, Washington, DC; Cincinnati Art Galleries, Cincinnati, Ohio did a retrospective of his work in 2000. He also won ma   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1079 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Paul Riba


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Illustration, Illustrator
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Animals, Mammals
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Still Life
  • Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • California Before 1940
Art School
  • Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art, Student
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Genre Specialty
  • Mural Specialty
  • WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
  • Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition

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