Watercolor of the Church of the Spilled Blood, Church of the Resurrection
St Petersburg, Russia - June 28, 1993
Painted by Richard Grosvenor

Richard Grosvenor paints in both watercolors and oils, and his subject matter includes urban and rural landscapes and architectural studies. His speciality is New England coastal scenes. His paintings have been purchased by institutions and corporations, and are in numerous private collections. Grosvenor was selected as the Rhode Island Artist for the White House Historical Society Calendar for the year 2000.

He is active teaching and lecturing at the Newport Art Museum, and painting at the Spring Bull Studio/Gallery at 55 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island.

The Center's logo was designed by
Izyaslav Kligman, an artist born in Russia and currently living in Boston.

Linda Werbner provided and edited content for this website.

Linda Werbner is a third generation American with proud roots in Russia and Belarus. She teaches English to immigrants as well as international students and especially loves working with Russians because they are such literate, cultured people. In the Peace Corps, Linda taught English in the Western Russian city of Lipetsk, a city which hosts great metallurgical plants as well as farms. As a writer, she worships at the altar of Gogol and Babel and hopes to return to Russia someday to live, work and hear this beautiful language 24-7.