Frank Bowling
Guyanese · b. 1934 · Painter
Sir Richard Sheridan Patrick Michael Aloysius Franklin Bowling (né Richard Sheridan Franklin Bowling; born 26 February 1934), known as Frank Bowling, is a British artist who… (Wikipedia)
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Sir Richard Sheridan Patrick Michael Aloysius Franklin Bowling (né Richard Sheridan Franklin Bowling; born 26 February 1934), known as Frank Bowling, is a British artist who was born in British Guiana. He is particularly renowned for his large-scale, abstract "Map" paintings, which relate to abstract expressionism, colour field painting and lyrical abstraction. Bowling has been described as "one of Britain’s greatest living abstract painters", as "one of the most distinguished black artists to emerge from post-war British art schools" and as a "modern master". British cultural critic and theorist Stuart Hall situates Bowling’s career within a first generation, or "wave" of post-war, Black-British art, one characterised by postwar politics and British decolonisation. He is the first black artist to be elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts.
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In the collections of
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum WalesBoca Raton Museum of ArtDallas Museum of ArtEli and Edythe Broad Art MuseumHerbert Art Gallery and MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of ArtM. H. de Young Memorial MuseumMetropolitan Museum of ArtMichael C. Carlos MuseumMinneapolis Institute of ArtMuseum of Fine Arts BostonMuseum of Modern ArtNational Gallery of JamaicaNeuberger Museum of ArtNew Jersey State MuseumRoyal Academy of ArtsSaint Louis Art MuseumSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtStudio Museum in HarlemUniversity Museums at the University of DelawareVictoria and Albert MuseumWadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtArt Institute of Chicago
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Also known as Sir Richard Sheridan Franklin Bowling
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