Allen Jones | |
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| Born | 1 September 1937 Southampton, England |
| Education | Royal College of Art |
| Alma mater | Hornsey College of Art |
| Known for | Sculptor, painter, artist, educator |
| Notable work | Life Class (1968) Chair (1969) The Tango (1984) |
| Style | Abstract expressionism |
| Movement | Pop art |
| Awards | Prix des Jeunes Artistes (1963) |
Allen Jones RA (born 1 September 1937) is a British pop artist best known for his paintings, sculptures, and lithography. He was awarded the Prix des Jeunes Artistes at the 1963 Paris Biennale. He is a Senior Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 2017 he returned to his home town to receive the award Honorary Doctor of Arts from Southampton Solent University
Jones has taught at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, the University of South Florida, the University of California, the Banff Center School of Fine Arts in Canada, and the Berlin University of the Arts. His works reside in a number of collections; including the Tate, the Museum Ludwig, the Warwick Arts Centre and the Hirshhorn Museum.[1] His best known work Hatstand, Table and Chair, involving fibreglass "fetish" mannequins, debuted to protests in 1970.