Ruskin Spear

Ruskin Spear
CBE RA
Born
Augustus John Ruskin Spear

(1911-06-30)30 June 1911
Hammersmith, London, England
Died16 January 1990(1990-01-16) (aged 78)[1]
Hammersmith, London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationRoyal College of Art
Known forPainting, drawing
Notable workCitizen James (1962);[2] Francis Bacon (1984)[3]
ChildrenRoger Ruskin Spear

Ruskin Spear, CBE, RA (30 June 1911 – 16 January 1990) was an English painter and teacher of art, regarded as one of the foremost British portrait painters of his day.[4][5] He is the father of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band member Roger Ruskin Spear.

  1. ^ "Ruskin Spear RA (1911–1990)". royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Sid James: Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Frances Bacon: Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Ruskin Spear, 78; Painter of Portraits Was Often Satirical". The New York Times. 19 January 1990. p. B 8. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "The Contemporary Situation". The Burlington Magazine. 97 (627). Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd.: 164 June 1955. JSTOR 871633. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via JSTOR.