# Richard Titlebaum

Richard Theodore Titlebaum (January 26, 1939, in Boston – October 9, 2006) was a writer, artist, antiquarian book collector and literature professor.

## Biography

Titlebaum attended Boston Latin School, and received a B.A.(1960) and M.A. from Harvard. In 1969, he received a doctorate in English literature from Harvard University.
Titlebaum died October 9, 2006, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Richard Theodore Titlebaum (1939–2006)
Titlebaum was a writer, artist, antiquarian book collector, and literature professor. He attended Boston Latin School and received a B.A. (1960) and M.A. from Harvard. In 1969 he received a doctorate in English literature from Harvard University, and taught literature at Harvard, and University of California, Berkeley, University of Haifa and at the University of the Witwatersrand.
In 1976 he decided to devote himself full-time to painting. He participated in over three hundred art events in twenty seven states, and won forty eight awards. Some of Titlebaum's works were done in Surrealistic styles, often with Old Testament religious motifs. He was especially interested in Middle Eastern history, and the Jewish Revolts. Many of his large paintings done in the Physique style were donated to the Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation on his death, and may be viewed on their website. At the end of his life, most of his work was religious in subject matter. His paintings are in a permanent collection at the Fogg Art Museum, Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York City, Liberty University, and at the Miami City Hall. He completed his Harvard thesis in 1969, but was published later in 1987 entitled: Three Victorian Views of the Italian Renaissance: John Ruskin, Walter Pater and John Addington Symonds. Titlebaum has been listed as a notable artist, author by Marquis Who's who, and member of the Michigan Guild Artists, Artisans. Titlebaum died October 9, 2006, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
EDUCATION
Boston Latin School, 1950-1956
Harvard College, B.A. Magna Cum Laude, '60/'62
Harvard University, M.A. in English Literature, '63
Harvard University, Ph.D. in English Literature, '69
Student, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University, Great Britain, '65
Student, Villa I Tatti: the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies, Florence, Italy, '66
Student of Bronze Casting, the Mendocino Art Center, CA, summer, '68
Student of Woodcut & Buddhist Art, the Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO, '78
TEACHING
1962-1967
Resident tutor in English and librarian of Lowell House, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
1967-1969
Assistant professor of rhetoric, the University of California at Berkeley
1971-1972
Senior lecturer in English literature, the University of Haifa, Israel
1975-1976
Lecturer in English literature, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
PERMANENT COLLECTION
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, Atlanta, GA
The Fogg Art Museum (Harvard University), Cambridge, MA
Miami City Hall, Miami, FL
Art in Public Places, Dade County, Miami, FL
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Executive Offices, Arvida Corporation, Miami, FL
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA
Peoples Bank, Pawley Island, SC
Artine Artinian Collection, Palm Beach, FL
Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL
Hebrew University, Jerusalem Miami City Hall, Miami, FL
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Abraham Bornstein Collection, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
EXHIBITIONS
1970
Group Show, Pucker-Safrai Gallery, Boston, MA
1972
One-artist Exhibition, Arts Studio, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1973
One-artist Exhibition, Aladire LTD., Boston, MA
1974
Six Jewish Artists, Zionist House, Boston, MA
1976
Gingerbread Square Gallery, Key West, FL
1978
Fine Arts Merit Award, Boulder Art Association Annual, Boulder, CO
1979
Group Show, Meeting Point Art Center, Coral Gables, FL
1980
Best of Show Award, Beaux Arts Festival, Lowe Art Museum, the University of Miami, FL
1981
Challenges '81: Group Show, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA
1981
The 22nd Annual Museum of Science Exhibition, Miami, FL
1981
The 43rd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
1982
Holiday Show, Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, FL
1982
Seaway Festival Exhibition, Muskegon Art Museum, MI
1982
44th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
1983
Gallery of Honor Award, Wichita Falls Art Museum, TX
1983
Appalachian National Competition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
1983
The 13th Annual International Exhibition, Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Orleans, LA
1983
Merit Award, Ridge Art Association Annual, Winter Haven, FL
1983
Best of Show Award, Homestead Art Club Annual, Pioneer Museum, Florida City, FL
1985
Artists of the Class of '60, Science Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1986
Folk Art: Group Show, Imagery Art Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
1986
One-artist Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA
1987
Salon Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA
1987
Body & Soul: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA
1987
Words & Images: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA
1987
One-artist Show, Archetypal Images, Winfisky Gallery, Massachusetts State College at Salem, MA
1987
One-artist Show: the Illustrated Shakespeare, Community Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
1987
One-artist Show: Products of Daemonic Possession, Tennyson Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1988
Group Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA
1988
Miniatures: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA
1988
Works on Paper: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA
1988
Aquarium: Installation, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA
1989
Best of Show Award, Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
1989
Artsource Annual, Artsource Gallery, Flint, MI
1990
Best of the Guild: Group Show, Michigan Guild of Artists Artisans, Ann Arbor, MI
1990
Multimedia Annual, Ann Arbor Art Association, MI
1991
Multimedia Annual, Ann Arbor Art Association, MI
1991
One-artist Show: Paintings Old & New, Michigan Guild of Artists, Artisans, MI
1991
One-artist Show: Paintings & Drawings, 3rd Coast Cafe, Ann Arbor, MI
1994
One-artist Show, National Institute of Burn Medicine Benefit, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI
1996
Christmas Show, Detroit Artist's Market, Detroit, MI
1997
Group Show, Artful Exchange Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
1997
Collector's Corner, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
1997
One-artist Show, Gifts of Art, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
1998
Group Show, Artful Exchange Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
1998
Collector's Corner, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
1998
Group Show: Religious Content in Contemporary Lesbian & Gay Art, Leslie-Lohman Gallery, New York, NY
2006
Saatchi Gallery, London, England

## Literary and art career

He taught literature at Harvard, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Haifa and the University of the Witwatersrand.
In 1976, he decided to devote himself full-time to painting. He participated in over 300 art events in 27 states and won 48 awards. Some of Titlebaum's works were done in Surrealistic styles, often with Old Testament religious motifs. He was especially interested in Middle Eastern history and the Jewish Revolts. Many of his large paintings were donated to the Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation on his death and may be viewed on their website. At the end of his life, most of his work was religious in subject matter. His paintings are in the Fogg Art Museum, the Permanent Collection of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York City, Liberty University, and the Miami City Hall.

## Published works

His Harvard thesis, completed in 1969 but published only in 1987, is entitled: Three Victorian Views of the Italian Renaissance: John Ruskin, Walter Pater and John Addington Symonds.