Ruskin Spear
(1911-1990), PainterSitter in 10 portraits
Artist of 12 portraits
Painter. Initially influenced by Sickert and the Euston Road School, Spear became known for his topical and extroverted portraiture, often based on photojournalism, which won him widespread popularity.
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Lois Kincaid-Hall
21 May 2016, 15:47
Ruskin taught at The Hammersmith School of Art - it must have been in the 50s - when my first husband, Frederick Philip Gray, was Head-Master there. Both had been students under Rothenstein in the RCA in the 30s. We liked to visit him and his wife (Mary?) and he used to drive about in a black London taxi, partly because he had a gammy leg. I liked his paintings and remember him well although I am now 100 yrs old.