Richard Hamilton

Sitterback to top

• Richard Hamilton (1922-2011), Painter. Sitter in 11 portraits, Artist of 2 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Jorge ('J.S.') Lewinski (1921-2008), Photographer. Artist of 103 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

This portraitback to top

Hamilton is here pictured with his work Interior II (1964), one of two paintings to feature a silk screen print of the actress Patricia Knight based on a still from the film Shockproof (1948). In Interior II, Hamilton sought to recast the period setting of Interior I (1964) in the contemporary, including an Yves Klein monochrome and an Eames chair. Hamilton produced a number of works picturing interiors during his career that defy a straightforward narrative reading. He described the interior as '… a museum, with the lingering residues of decorative styles that an inhabited space collects'.

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Richard Hamilton: Portraits of the Artist (19 January 2011 - 13 May 2012)
• Private View (24 September 2007 - 16 March 2008)

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Artists and their studios
• Making art