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RICHARD GABRIEL AND ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE   Source:Tillthemountainsdisappearams Richard Don Gabriel (1924-2016) is undoubtedly one of the most renowned, versatile artists’ of Sri Lanka. Being the youngest member of the 43 group, which consisted of greats such as Lionel Wendt,  George Keyt, Geoffrey Beling, Manjusri Thera, Justin Deraniyagala, Ivan Peries, Aubrey Collette and Harry Pieris, the young Richard was widely exposed to the masses of Ceylon (as it was known then), when he was recruited to be the art teacher of St. Joseph’s College,  Colombo. It was the vision of the late Fr. Peter Pillai to appoint him as the art teacher and give him full freedom to explore his technique, skills etc and most importantly to host art exhibitions with his students. Till The Mountains Disappear presents a special outlook on Richard Gabriel and St. Joseph’s College through three articles published over the course of 65 years by three renowned individuals. ...