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Robert Riggs Furniture

American, 1896-1970

Known for his scenes of prize-fighting and circus-genre, Robert Riggs had a highly successful career as an artist, especially in the ‘30s and ‘40s. His painting, The Brown Bomber, showed the boxing victory of Joe Louis over Max Schmeling. This is one of the paintings that earned Riggs election to the National Academy of Design in 1946. He was born in Decatur, Illinois, and as a young man ran away from home and joined the circus. He studied at the James Milliken University in Illinois and then trained at the Art Students League in New York, but his study was interrupted by Army service in the First World War. He attended the Académie Julian in Paris and then returned to the United States where he settled in Philadelphia and worked for N. W. Ayer & Sons, an advertising agency for whom he did numerous illustrations.

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Creator: Robert Riggs
"Building a Home in Colonial America", Important Tempera Painting, Riggs, 1930s
By Robert Riggs
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Striking and important, this scene of two Colonial era figures -- probably father and son, one with reddish hair and the other blond -- shows them sawing and splitting logs for a new...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Robert Riggs Furniture

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Robert Riggs furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Robert Riggs furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Robert Riggs furniture, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Edward McKnight Kauffer, Pal Fried, and Eduard Buk Ulreich. Prices for Robert Riggs furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,200 and can go as high as $4,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,850.

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