Sir Roland Algernon Penrose CBE (14 October 1900 23 April 1984) was an English artist, historian and poet. He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom. During the Second World War he put his artistic skills to practical use as a tea
James King on the life and work of a quiet rebel.
Roland Penrose
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Roland Penrose, English Surrealist painter, photographer, poet and biographer of Picasso, Miró, Man Ray and Tàpies. Co-founder of the ICA, curator of the large Picasso retrospective at the Tate in 1960 and major promoter and collector of modern art.
The booby-trapped bedroom, the mysterious mincing machine, the body under the patio … why the sudden spate of shows taking a creepy view of home life?
Roland Penrose, English Surrealist painter, photographer, poet and biographer of Picasso, Miró, Man Ray and Tàpies. Co-founder of the ICA, curator of the large Picasso retrospective at the Tate in 1960 and major promoter and collector of modern art.
Karen Walker makes a pilgrimage to Farleys House, the home of surrealist artists Lee Miller and her husband, artist Sir Roland Penrose.
Valentine Penrose, 1934 Photo by Roland Penrose
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