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    Children. 3. John Peter Berger ( / ˈbɜːrdʒər / BUR-jər; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, was influential.

  2. John Berger (born November 5, 1926, London, England—died January 2, 2017, Antony, France) was a British essayist and cultural thinker as well as a prolific novelist, poet, translator, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novel G. and his book and BBC series Ways of Seeing.

  3. Jan 5, 2017 · Berger, who died on January 2 at the age of 90, has had a profound influence on the popular understanding of art and the visual image. He was also a vibrant example of the public intellectual,...

  4. Ways of Seeing by John Berger is a seminal text based on the 1972 BBC series of the same name, which explores the role of art in western civilization and how it has shaped how the world is seen.

  5. Oct 8, 2012 · A BAFTA award-winning BBC series with John Berger, which rapidly became regarded as one of the most influential art programmes ever made. In the first programme, Berger examines the impact of...

  6. Jan 4, 2017 · John Berger has died at the age of 90. Most well-known for his early 1970s television series Ways of Seeing and the popular book that followed it, Berger was a critic, painter, film-maker, novelist, poet, translator, and, always, a radical.

  7. Jan 2, 2017 · John Peter Berger was an English art critic, novelist, painter and author. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to a BBC series, is often used as a college text.