Peter Phillips Artist

Peter Phillips (born 21 May 1939) is an English artist. His work ranges from conventional oils on canvas to multi-media compositions and collages to sculptures and architecture. As an originator of Pop art, Phillips trained at the Royal College of Art with his contemporaries David Hockney, Allen Jones, R.B. Kitaj and others figures in British Pop Art. When he was awarded a Harkness Fellowship he moved to New York, where he exhibited alongside American counterparts Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist. Phillips later returned to Europe, where he now resides and continues to paint and exhibit.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 21, 1939
Birth place
England , Birmingham
Nationality
United Kingdom

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Artist

Field of work
Lithography
Sculpture
Screen printing
Collage
Painting
Movement
Pop art
training at
Royal College of Art
Birmingham School of Art

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