Ruskin Spear

Ruskin Spear
CBE RA
Born
Augustus John Ruskin Spear

(1911-06-30)30 June 1911
Hammersmith, London, England
Died16 January 1990(1990-01-16) (aged 78)
Hammersmith, London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationRoyal College of Art
Known forPainting, drawing
Notable workCitizen James (1962); Francis Bacon (1984)
ChildrenRoger Ruskin Spear

Ruskin Spear, CBE, RA (30 June 1911 – 16 January 1990) was an English painter and teacher of art, regarded as one of the foremost British portrait painters of his day. He is the father of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band member Roger Ruskin Spear.

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