Richard William Lindsey, painter and graphic artist, was born in North Carolina in 1904. He studied at the National Academy of Design New York. Lindsey received numerous awards for his work. He participated in major exhibitions at the Harmon Foundation in the 1920s and 1930s; at the Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis; the Baltimore Museum; the American Negro Exposition, Chicago (1940); as well as exhibits at the 135th Street Branch, New York Public Library; Atlanta University; and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Lindsey's work is represented in the collection of the National Archives in Washington, D.C.