- 24 February 1922 – 13 September 2011
- British painter and collage artist
- St Martins Art College-(first formal class)/Royal Academy Schools/Slade School of Art
- 1940-45 (technical draughts man) learned engineering and tool design
- Early work was much influenced by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
- Member of the Independent Group of Artists
- Pop Art
- Designed the sleeve of the Beatles "White" Album
- Important quote "Pop Art is popular (designed for a mass audience) transient-(short term solution), expenable (easily forgotten), low cost, mass produced, young (aimed at the youth), witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamourous, big business."
- Before he passed away he was working on an exhibition for the National Gallery.
Monday, 5 November 2012
Bullet Points
Here are some bullet points on Hamilton, I said I wouldn't bore you with aload of spiel about him.
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