Roland Penrose
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Surrealist artist
art collector
art historian
artist
biographer
curator
human
painter
promoter of modern art
Roland Penrose was a British Surrealist artist, collector, and influential promoter of modern art who played a key role in introducing avant-garde movements to the UK.
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| instanceOf |
Surrealist artist
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art collector ⓘ art historian ⓘ artist ⓘ biographer ⓘ curator ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ promoter of modern art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Farley Farm House collection
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Institute of Contemporary Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealist movement in Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Antony Penrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Institute of Contemporary Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-10-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-04-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bedales School
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Queen’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Penrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James Doyle Penrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art collecting
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art history ⓘ biography ⓘ collage ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| genre |
Surrealist collage
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Surrealist painting ⓘ Surrealist photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth Josephine Peckover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Modern art
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Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Roland Penrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collecting works by Picasso, Miró, Ernst, and other modern artists
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introducing avant-garde art to the UK ⓘ organizing major Surrealist exhibitions in London ⓘ promoting Surrealism in Britain ⓘ |
| notableFriend |
Herbert Read
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Joan Miró NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo Picasso NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Éluard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrProtégé | Antony Penrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Man Ray
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Miró NERFINISHED ⓘ Picasso: His Life and Work NERFINISHED ⓘ Scrap Book 1900–1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road Is Wider Than Long NERFINISHED ⓘ Tàpies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | camouflage instructor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St John’s Wood, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Chiddingly churchyard, East Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Farley Farm House, Muddles Green, Chiddingly, East Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
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trustee of the Tate Gallery ⓘ |
| residence |
Cassís, France
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Farley Farm House, Muddles Green, East Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Lionel Penrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Lee Miller
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Valentine Boué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Home Guard camouflage school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Institute of Contemporary Arts