REMEMBERING MICHAEL RICHARDS (1963-2001) Memorial Service The Studio Museum in Harlem hosted a memorial service for artist Michael Richards on Friday, September 21st. View the exhibition ...To Carry Me Home ~ REMEMBERING MICHAEL RICHARDS (1963-2001) Portrait of Michael Richards in the main gallery of SMH, 1999 Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian, 1999 We were deeply saddend to confirm the passing of artist Michael Richards during the World Trade Center tragedy. His studio, sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, was located on the 90th floor. Michael Richards was Studio Museum artist-in-residence (AIR) in 1995-1996. He was also featured in the exhibition, Passages: Contemporary Art in transition, which concluded its two-year tour at the Miami Art Museum in December 2000. He will be greatly missed. For further information please contact the SMH curatorial department at 212.864.4500. Images above: Portrait of Michael Richards in the main gallery of SMH, 1999. Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian, 1999. Collection of the artist. All photos by: Frank Stewart Images below: Travel Kit, 1999. Collection of the artist. Winged 1999. Several from this series are in private collections. Travel Kit, 1999 Winged 1999 TO CARRY ME HOME VISUALS & BIO ESSAY GETTING HERE BACK Designed and curated for the Web by Deirdre A. Scott. © 2001. The AIR exhibition, To Carry Me Home, was originally curated by Jorge Daniel Veneciano in 1996.