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His 1955 exhibition ''Man, Machine and Motion'' (Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne) and his 1956 collage ''Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?'', produced for the ''This Is Tomorrow'' exhibition of the Independent Group in London, are considered by critics and historians to be among the earliest works of pop art. | His 1955 exhibition ''Man, Machine and Motion'' (Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne) and his 1956 collage ''Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?'', produced for the ''This Is Tomorrow'' exhibition of the Independent Group in London, are considered by critics and historians to be among the earliest works of pop art. | ||
Hamilton's early work was much influenced by [[D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (nonfiction)]]'s 1917 text ''On Growth and Form''. | Hamilton's early work was much influenced by [[D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (nonfiction)]]'s 1917 text ''[[On Growth and Form (nonfiction)]]''. | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:On Growth and Form 1st Edition 1917 title page.jpg|link=On Growth and Form (nonfiction)|[[On Growth and Form (nonfiction)|Influential book]] proud to have influenced Richard Hamilton. | |||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (nonfiction)]] | * [[D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (nonfiction)]] - Scottish biologist, mathematician and classics scholar. | ||
* ''[[On Growth and Form (nonfiction)]]'' | |||
External links: | External links: | ||
Latest revision as of 17:26, 6 August 2016
Richard William Hamilton CH (24 February 1922 – 13 September 2011) was an English painter and collage artist.
His 1955 exhibition Man, Machine and Motion (Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne) and his 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?, produced for the This Is Tomorrow exhibition of the Independent Group in London, are considered by critics and historians to be among the earliest works of pop art.
Hamilton's early work was much influenced by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (nonfiction)'s 1917 text On Growth and Form (nonfiction).
In the News
Influential book proud to have influenced Richard Hamilton.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (nonfiction) - Scottish biologist, mathematician and classics scholar.
- On Growth and Form (nonfiction)
External links:
- Richard Hamilton @ Wikipedia