Richard Fryberger: The Occasional Painter
May 4, 2013 in Duluth News Tribune
Richard Fryberger has been creating art for more than four decades, but he has squeezed it into a lifetime he’s 66 filled with career, family, community service, travel adventures, and a dazzling variety of other hobbies and interests. Continue Reading
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