Richard Michael Gorman Powers ( 1921 - 1996 ) was an American painter. Richard Michael Gorman Powers s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 300 USD for Bucks County Church Among the Trees in 2005 to 8365 USD for The Number of the Beast, paperback cover, 1980 in 2009 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.