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Early life. 1950s–1960s. 1970s–2011. Exhibitions. Collections. Recognition. Art market. References. Bibliography. External links. Richard Hamilton (artist) Richard William Hamilton CH (24 February 1922 – 13 September 2011) was an English painter and collage artist.
Sep 13, 2011 · Summary of Richard Hamilton. Richard Hamilton was the founder of Pop art and a visionary who outlined its aims and ideals. A lollipop from one of his early collages furnished the movement with its title. His visual juxtapositions from the 1950s were the first to capture the frenetic energy of television, and remind us of how strange the vacuum ...
- British
- February 24, 1922
- London, England
- September 13, 2011
Jan 25, 2021 · Stories. Richard Hamilton: the pioneer of British Pop Art. Posted 25 Jan 2021, by Chris Mugan. As with fellow Pop Art pioneer Andy Warhol, Richard Hamilton 's roots in commercial art would have a major impact on his artistic career.
Sep 13, 2011 · Learn about Richard Hamilton, one of the earliest and most influential pop art artists, who created collages, paintings and exhibitions inspired by cinema, technology and culture. Explore his biography, artworks and references on Wikiart.org.
- British
- February 24, 1922
- London, United Kingdom
- September 13, 2011
He has had a long career as a print-maker, and in 1983 won the World Print Council Award. In 1991 he married the artist Rita Donagh. Retrospective exhibitions of Hamilton's work have been held at the Hanover Gallery, 1964, the Tate Gallery, 1970 and 1992, and abroad.
Aug 24, 2015 · Their ringleader was the cerebral artist Richard Hamilton, now known as the progenitor of British Pop, who made collages and paintings inspired by glossy printed ads.
Perhaps best-known for his 1956 collage 'Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?', often referred to as the first example of Pop art. Hamilton also acted as curator of a major retrospective of Marcel Duchamp's work at the Tate Gallery in 1966, and edited a typographic version of that artist's "Green Box."
