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R. B. Kitaj
American painter (–)
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Born | Ronald Brooks[1] October 29, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | October 21, (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, OxfordRoyal College of Art |
Knownfor | Painting, printmaking |
Awards | Royal Academician, Golden Lion, Venice Biennale, |
Ronald Brooks KitajRA (; October 29, – October 21, ) 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 [3] His mother was the American-born daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants.[1] She worked in a steel mill and as a teacher.
She remarried in , to Dr Walter Kitaj, a Viennese refugee[1] research chemist, and Ronald took hi