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Ronald Brooks Kitaj RA (/ kiːˈtaɪ /; October 29, 1932 – October 21, 2007) was an American artist [1] who spent much of his life in England. Life. He was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States. [2] . His Hungarian father, Sigmund Benway, left his mother, Jeanne Brooks, shortly after he was born and they were divorced in 1934. [3] .
Official website of the R.B. Kitaj Estate and R.B. Kitaj Studio Project. Ronald Brooks Kitaj is considered a key figure in European and American contemporary painting.
Oct 21, 2007 · Kitaj's powerful figurative works explored personal identity and led the School of London eminent artists such as Hockney, Freud, and Bacon.
Artist biography. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Kitaj studied at the Cooper Union Institute in New York in 1950-1 and 1952. As a merchant seaman in the early 1950s he visited Havana, Mexico and South America. He was a student at the Academy of Fine Art, Vienna in 1951.
R.B. KITAJ. 1932-2007. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1932, R.B. (Ronald Brooks) Kitaj is considered a key figure in European and American contemporary painting. While his work has been considered controversial, he is regarded as a master draughtsman with a commitment to figurative art.
Oct 25, 2024 · R.B. Kitaj (born Oct. 29, 1932, Chagrin Falls, near Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died Oct. 21, 2007, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American-born painter noted for his eclectic and original contributions to Pop art.
R. B. Kitaj. Good God, Where is the King? from The Institute of Contemporary Arts Portfolio. 1964
