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(Jan. 31, 1882-Dec. 28, 1934). Born in Indianapolis, Richards studied art at the under painter and sculptor . From 1918 to 1929, Richards was a teacher at Herron, heading the anatomy and sculpture department.
During her lifetime, Richards’ bronze work was widely exhibited in such shows as the in Indianapolis, A Century of Progress (Chicago), and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. In Indiana, permanent installations of her work include a statue of at Court House Square in Greenfield; fountain figures in and in Indianapolis; and a group of figures representing the advancement of women in Turkey Run State Park.
Richards also executed bronze busts of such notable individuals as Russian pianist Jan Cherniavsky, writer , attorney John S. Duncan, founder , and judge Napoleon Taylor.
In 1929, Richards left her teaching post at the John Herron Art Institute and traveled to Paris to continue her study of sculpture under G. J. Zolnay. In 1933, she returned to the United States, opening a studio in New York City before her death a year later.
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