Richard A.

Edlund
May 21,1938 January 21,2015

Robert and baby brother in 1938.

Dorchester, Mass.

1930s

Robert and Richard in 1939.

1930s

Richard and Robert.

1940s

1943 Robert and Richard at Revere Beach.

1940s

Nancy, Doris, Robert and Richard.

1940s

Picture Days.

1940s

Richard and Bob ready for Easter.

1940s

Richard and Nancy at Wallaston Beach.

1940s

Christmas 1949.

1940s

Richard age around 14. Attending

Boston English H.S., Class of '56.

1950s

Age about 18.

1950s

Richard's bedroom at Merlin Street.

1950s

Robert, Nancy and Richard in Merlin Street

living room.

1950s

Jamming with Bob.

1950s

Jamming with Richard.

1950s

In 1956 Richard won a Golden Key award for his

art and a scholarship to study painting at
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts.

1950s

Edlund snow sculpture on Merlin Street. What

did the neighbors think?

1950s

MFA school masquerade parties.

1950s

Self-portrait detail from school painting The

Butcher, the Baker and the Candlestick Maker.

1950s

1960: He graduated with highest honors and

then studied as a graduate student while serving
as an assistant painting instructor until '61.

1960s

June 1961: The happy bachelor.

1960s

July 30, 1961: In Dorchester hours before

the wedding.

1960s

With Lucia at the Millet House reception.

1960s

1961-62: Moved to Chicago with Lucia. Had cats.

1960s

December 1962: Off to help Nick Millet in Egypt.

1960s

Exploring the Nile River.

1960s

19621965: Richard spends three seasons

as the Expedition Photographer.

1960s

1963. The Edlunds rent a house near Cairo,

where Richard paints Mute Scream.

1960s

October 1963: Mute Scream.

1960s

Rear deck of The Osiris, the expedition's boat,

heading back from dig. Photo by Richard.

1960s

196566: Living in Dorchester with Anna and

Ralph, Richard does his National Service Duties
and Lucia is expecting.

1960s

July 1966: Nick is born. Richard is working for

the Nurenberg Studios, designing exhibition
materials and displays for conventions.

1960s

May 1967: Time for a house! They move from

Dorchester to Pembroke.

1960s

1968: Ben!

1960s

His first logo,

Mutual Oil Co., is
still in use today.

1970: "Dick" begins a 22-year career at

Selame Design as their top designer.

1970s

Teaching.

1970s

With his boys.

1970s

2015 Sally Dean

1975: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of

Pembroke's Library, he builds a bee.

1970s

1979: Late nights painting. Warm afternoons

mowing.

1970s

Some art from the '70s.

1970s

With Lucia.

1980s

Visiting Ralph and Anna Edlund

in Whitman, Mass.

1980s

His Robin Hood period?

1980s

Lucia, now Head Librarian, fights Town Hall to

build a new library building. Richard helps.

1980s

1989: Welcoming back sons from their fourmonth trip to Greece, Turkey and Europe.

1980s

Dec. 6, 1990: Lucia succumbs to bone cancer.

The end of an era.

1990s

Laid off in 1992, he works in Boston and

freelances.

1990s

He develops the logo and illustrates countless

products for the Juice Guys at Nantucket Nectars.

1990s

He continues to volunteer his art and design

for the Pembroke Arts Festival.

1990s

1995

1990s

1996

1990s

1997

1990s

60th Birthday bash.

1990s

2002: Ezra Savage and "TangoMaster"

2000s

After retiring in '98, Richard does pro bono work,

like designing this parade float in 2002.

2000s

Hannah Edlund and "G.P." 2003 & 2004.

2000s

2004: Giving his impromtu wedding speach in

Topanga Canyon for Ben & Karen.

2000s

2006: With Robert, Nancy and Lloyd for

their mom's 90th.

2000s

2007: With Hannah and a very new Noah Edlund.

2000s

2007: Entertaining at Helen Millet's farewell to

Massachusetts party.

2000s

2008: With Noah.

2000s

2008: 70th Birthday.

2000s

From a 5-year-old's perspective.

2000s

From a 45-year-old's perspective.

2000s

2010: Stowe, VT.

2000s

2011: Backyard at the Bog.

2000s

2014: December visit from Ben, Ezra and Jenny.

2000s

Richard Anthony Edlund 19382015.

2000s