Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Patrick Procktor (1936-2003) |
Other names |
Patrick Procktor RA |
Role |
Artist |
Dates & places of birth and death |
Born in 1936 in Dublin, Ireland Died in 2003 in London, England |
Nationality |
British |
Occupation |
Procktor was a British printmaker and painter who began his artistic career in 1962 with his first exhibition at the Redfern Gallery in London. A year later, Procktor was featured in Bryan Robertson's New Generation exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery – a show that also raised the profile of fellow artists David Hockney, Bridget Riley and John Hoyland. |
Publications |
Self Portrait, 1991 One Window in Venice, 1974 A Chinese Journey, 1984 Film, My Britain, 1988 |
Relationships |
Studied under landscape painter Kyffin Williams, and William Coldstream. Friends with Derek Jarman, Francis Bacon, and Cecil Beaton |
Education |
Highgate School Slade School of Art |
