The Architecture of Memory Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Robert Courtright possessed an early hunger for the textures of the built environment. His path led him from the quietude of the American South to the bustling studios of New York, where he sought to master the formal language of art. He studied at St. John's College and the New School for Social Research before refining his craft at the Art Students League. There, he sat in the presence of mentors like Jack Levine and Robert Brackman, absorbing the discipline required to translate vision into form. His early years were defined by a d…