By Taylor Hall
VCU Insight
RICHMOND, Va. – The VCU Anderson Gallery just wrapped up the very popular exhibit “Richard Carlyon: A Retrospective.”
The exhibit featured a re-creation of Richard’s study as it appeared for more than 50 years on West Broad Street. Richard Carylon, a former VCU faculty member who died in 2006, was a pivotal figure in the Richmond art community, inspiring people with his paintings, drawings, and unique style in collages.
Anderson Gallery Director Ashley Kistler says the exhibit brought in a lot of Carlyon’s former students, colleagues, family and friends.
“And many people have come from out of town. And people have come to see the show not once, not twice, but three or four times.”
The Anderson Gallery could not provide an exact count on how many people attended the exhibit. The gallery is selling a 96-page catalog of Carylon’s exhibit for $30.
