The Biographer's Lens

Welcome to our new blog series: "Richard Hunt: The Biographer’s Lens."

We invite you to embark a journey that is at once scholarly and deeply personal as we explore the life and labor of a true titan of American art. In this series, Jon Ott draws upon his unique perspective as Richard Hunt’s official biographer and the executive director of the Richard Hunt Legacy Foundation.

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Having spent decades navigating the cathedral of sculpture of his Chicago studio, Jon offers a vantage point rooted in rigorous primary research and a cherished, long-standing friendship with the artist.

Together, through a biographer’s lens, we will begin a comprehensive examination of the American Master of Sculpture, Richard Hunt.