Grayson Perry

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Grayson Perry is a British contemporary artist and Turner Prize-winning ceramicist known for his elaborate vases, tapestries, and his cross-dressing alter ego, Claire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
ceramicist
contemporary artist
cross-dresser
human
television presenter
visual artist
alterEgo Claire
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Academician
Turner Prize
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1960-03-24
educatedAt Braintree College of Further Education
University of Portsmouth
surface form: Portsmouth Polytechnic
familyName Perry
fieldOfWork ceramics
drawing
printmaking
sculpture
tapestry
television documentary
genre documentary television
givenName Grayson
hasWorkInCollection British Museum
Tate
knownFor cross-dressing
elaborate ceramic vases
large-scale tapestries
social commentary in art
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement contemporary art
name Grayson Perry self-link
nationality British
notableWork A House for Essex
Map of Nowhere
The Vanity of Small Differences
The Walthamstow Tapestry
occupation artist
broadcaster
ceramicist
writer
placeOfBirth Chelmsford
England
Essex NERFINISHED
pointInTime 2003 Turner Prize win
sexOrGender male
spouse Philippa Perry NERFINISHED

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Central Saint Martins hasAlumni Grayson Perry
Perry hasNotableBearer Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry name Grayson Perry self-link
Turner Prize notableWinner Grayson Perry