Richard Alther

Richard Alther was raised as a Lutheran German-American in a small New York City suburb, rife with anti-Semitism. After graduating from Cornell University, he pursued twin careers as a writer and a painter. He supported his family writing vegetable gardening manuals from their Vermont farmhouse. His paintings have been exhibited in Vermont, New England, Montreal, London, Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, and Florida. Also, he competes nationally as a Masters swimmer. Richard and his new spouse live...See more

Richard Alther was raised as a Lutheran German-American in a small New York City suburb, rife with anti-Semitism. After graduating from Cornell University, he pursued twin careers as a writer and a painter. He supported his family writing vegetable gardening manuals from their Vermont farmhouse. His paintings have been exhibited in Vermont, New England, Montreal, London, Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, and Florida. Also, he competes nationally as a Masters swimmer. Richard and his new spouse live in Vermont and Southern California. See less