Ruskin Spear
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Ruskin Spear, CBE, RA (30 June 1911 ā 16 January 1990) was an English painter and teacher of art, regarded as one of the foremost British portrait painters of his day.[4][5] He is the father of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band member Roger Ruskin Spear.
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Born | Augustus John Ruskin Spear (1911-06-30)30 June 1911 Hammersmith, London, England |
Died | 16 January 1990(1990-01-16) (aged 78)[1] Hammersmith, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Royal College of Art |
Known for | Painting, drawing |
Notable work | Citizen James (1962);[2] Francis Bacon (1984)[3] |
Children | Roger Ruskin Spear |
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