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Richard Hamilton Biography
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1922 |
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Born: London, UK (24 February)
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1934 |
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Attended evening classes in art at local LCC adult education centres in Pimlico and Southwark, though under age, with the generous encouragement of the teacher, Mr. Smith
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1936 |
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Attended evening classes in art at Westminter School of Art, Vincent Square (teachers included Mark Gertler and Bernard Meninsky) and St Martins' s School of Art (teachers included William Roberts)
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1938 |
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Started studying painting at the Royal Academy Schools, London
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1948 - 1951 |
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Continued studying at the Royal Academy Schools and the Slade School of Art
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1952 |
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Taught at the Central School of Arts and Crafts; Foundation of the "Independent Group“ with Paolozzi
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1953 |
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Appointed lecturer, Fine Art Department, King' s College, University of Durham (later University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Newcastle-upon-Tyne (to 1966)
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1960 |
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Received William and Noma Copley Award
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1957 - 1961 |
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Taught Interior Design at the Royal College of Art
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1962 |
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Interviewed Marcel Duchamp for BBC TV, 'Monitor' programme. First showing of Pop paintings, with Hockney, Kitaj and Peter Blake
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1966 |
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Finished reconstruction of the 'Large Glass' and presented it with all the studies in the Hatton Gallery
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1969 |
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Awarded joint first prize (with Mary Martin) in John Moores exhibition, Liverpool
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1970 |
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Talens Prize International
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1991 |
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Delivered the William Townsend Memorial Lecture at University College, London, on 'The Hard Copy Problem'
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art, Barbican, London
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2008
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For the Spirit - From the UBS Art Collection, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
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2007
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The Secret Public, ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, London
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2007
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ROCK 'N' ROLL Vol I, Sorlandet Art Museum, Kristiansand
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2006
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Sound Zero, Kunst Meran, Meran
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2005
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Looking at Words, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
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2005
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Summer of Love Art of the Psychedelic Era, Tate Liverpool, Liverpool (England)
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2004
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FUNNY CUTS - Cartoons and Comics in der zeitgenossische Kunst, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart
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2004
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Multiple Strategies, CAC - Cincinnati Contempoerary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
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2003
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‘In Perspective’, retrospective of drawings and paintings, MACBA, Barcelona, Spain (solo)
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2002
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Imaging Ulysses, touring to The British Museum, London; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland (solo)
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2002
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Print Retrospective, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland (solo)
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2001
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Alan Cristea Gallery, London (solo)
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2001
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Prints 1968-1998, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York (solo)
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2001
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Winterthur, Switzerland, then touring
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2001
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Imaging Ulysses, British Council exhibition, 23 International Biennial of Graphic Arts at Ljubljana, nr. Triest, Italy (solo)
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1998
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Kunsthalle, Bremen (solo)
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1998
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‘New technology and Printmaking’, Alan Cristea Gallery, London (solo)
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1992
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A print retrospective, Waddington Graphics, London (solo)
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1990
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Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo)
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1989
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Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (solo)
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1986
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National Gallery of Canada, Toronto, Canada (solo)
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1986
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia (solo)
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1986
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Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles (solo)
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1985
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Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut (solo)
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1984
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National museum, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
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1983
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Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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1982, 1984
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Waddington Graphics, London (solo)
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1978
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The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver (solo)
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1977
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The Tate Gallery, London (solo)
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1974
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Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh (touring) solo
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1972
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Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (solo)
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1971
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Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo)
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1971
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Castelli Graphics, New York (solo)
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1970
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The National Gallery of Canada Ottawa ( touring ) solo
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