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Ronald Brooks Kitaj () was an American artist who spent much of his career in Britain.
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R. B. Kitaj
American painter (1932–2007)
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Born | Ronald Brooks[1] October 29, 1932 Chagrin Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | October 21, 2007 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, OxfordRoyal College of Art |
Known for | Painting, printmaking |
Awards | Royal Academician, 1991 Golden Lion, Venice Biennale, 1995 |
Ronald Brooks KitajRA (; October 29, 1932 – October 21, 2007) was an American artist[1] who spent much of his life in England.
Life
He was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States.[2] His Hungarian father, Sigmund Benway, left his mother, Jeanne Brooks, shortly after he was born and they were divorced in 1934.[3] His mother was the American-born daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants.[1] She worked in a steel mill and as a teacher.
She remarried in 1941, to Dr Walter Kitaj, a Viennese refugee