Sculpture log of Richard Bannister
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Richard Bannister Joined: Jan-08-2025 |
By the age of fourteen Richard’s identical twin and he were running a 144 acre general farm with beef and dairy cattle, pigs, 100 sheep, and 500 chickens to help support their family of nine. They averaged close to 40 hours per week while attending high school.
Upon returning from the war in South Vietnam, Sp4 Richard could not adjust to the anti-war sediments in America and had to leave. He did not return to America for seventeen months after losing over 40 pounds with dysentery and hepatitis crossing Europe, Africa and Asia with total expenditures under $35 US / month.
During the18 weeks while being fed intravenously in a hospital in Nepal, Richard met his future bride. They were married in Kathmandu, Christmas 1969. Mr. Bannister had his first personal art exhibition in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The couple returned to western N.Y. where Richard worked on a fruit farm. As soon as finances permitted they left for Mexico with their son Adrian. The next five years Richard attended..
