1937
Mr. Jones is born in Chicago, Illinois to Silas Philip and Mabel Betty Jones.
1956
Mr. Jones studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Urbana-Champaign.
1957
Mr. Jones receives a diploma from The American Academy of Art in Chicago.
1959
Mr. Jones receives a diploma from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, New York.
1961
Mr. Jones becomes assistant and then associate art director of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. (BBDO) in New York City.
1962
Mr. Jones serves in the U.S. Army for six years before being honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.
1966
Mr. Jones becomes art director of J. Walter Thompson in New York City.
1968
Mr. Jones is appointed president of Jones, James & Jameson, Inc. in New York City.
1969
Mr. Jones becomes art director of Fuller, Smith & Ross, Inc. in New York City.
1970
Mr. Jones establishes Richard A. Jones Graphics in Chicago, Illinois.