Embarrassing.
This is the blurry author photo of Richard Blow currently being used on askART!, a major online resource for art pricing, international art auction records, and artist signatures. According to the caption, it was “submitted by John Blow.” Could this be John M. Blow, Richard’s nephew, the son of Richard Blow’s older brother George Waller Blow? If so, it makes you sad. Certainly the family had a better photo of their celebrated offspring to share with the world? Perhaps they were never asked -- after his death, Richard’s artistic legacy nearly disappeared. Or perhaps the family never really valued his work or lifestyle; or communication between them somewhere along the way soured, or simply petered out. It happens to families. Whatever the reason, Richard deserves a better photo than this.

Our hope? Someone in the Blow family stumbles across this blog and donates to the world a memorable, high-resolution ,copyright-free photo of Richard for all of us to enjoy.