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And in 2003, an acclaimed ceramic artist, he accepted the turner prize as his alterego clare, wearing his best dress, with a bow in his hair. Sitter in 10 portraits artist of 1 portrait born in chelmsford, essex, perry studied fine art at portsmouth college of art 197982 and undertook pottery classes at the central institute from 1983. You can read online grayson perry portrait of the artist as a young girl here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. The image makes reference to iconic works of art such as titians venus of urbino and manets olympia, and also to the tradition of artists depicting themselves in the studio. The first of grayson perrys reith lectures will be broadcast on bbc radio 4. Oct 27, 2014 entering the national portrait gallery it becomes clear that grayson perry cbe has become a national phenomenon. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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