RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY, (1893-1978) ‘STREET SCENE’ OIL ON BOARD, 65 x 57cm, CIRCA 1940.Richard Francis Lahey American, (1893 1978) Biography from The Johnson Collection: For much of his career Richard Francis Lahey was an educator; he considered himself a teacher of art rather than an artist who teaches. His strategy was to use demonstrations to excite his students and to encourage them to work on their own. Lahey painted a variety of subjectslandscapes, still lifes, and figure studiesin both traditional and abstracted styles. Lahey was