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Fourth Floor Frieze

The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

  • Portait of Lorraine Hansberry
    Lorraine Hansberry
    A Raisin in the Sun; To Be Young, Gifted, and Black; The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window...
  • Portait of Saul Bellow
    Saul Bellow
    Humboldt's Gift; The Adventures of Augie March; Herzog...
  • Portait of Donald Culross Peattie
    Donald Culross Peattie
    A natural history of North American trees; A book of hours; Diversions of the field...
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Richard M. Gorman Powers

Born: 1921 in Chicago, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Born and raised in Chicago, Richard attended Loyola University and the University of Illinois.

Biography: Richard Powers was a commercial illustrator of children's books and a painter. He illustrated for magazines including ''Life'' and the ''Saturday Evening Post''.

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Richard M. Gorman Powers on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=richard+m.+gorman+powers

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