Allen Jones
(1937-), ArtistSitter in 13 portraits
Artist of 3 portraits
Painter, sculptor and printmaker. Born in Southampton, Jones studied at Hornsey College of Art (1955-59) and the Royal College of Art (1959-60), where he became associated with the emergence of Pop Art. His first exhibition was held in 1963. Jones is known for his brightly coloured, abstracted paintings, which from the early 1960s included commercial, sexual and glamorous imagery, sometimes fusing male and female figures. An erotic or fetishistic element became pronounced from the mid-late 1960s. His later work includes metal cut-outs. Jones was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1986.
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by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 29 November 1963
NPG P1954
by Clive Barker
coloured crayon on paper, 1984
NPG 5878
Royal Academicians In General Assembly
by Dennis Toff
chromogenic print, 28 May 2009
NPG x134136
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