R.B. Kitaj developed an intellectually dense figurative practice from literary, political and art-historical references. An American based largely in Britain, he helped define the loose group later called the School of London and wrote extensively about Jewish identity and diaspora.
Painting; drawing; printmaking
Major Works
- 1972–73The Autumn of Central Paris (After Walter Benjamin)
- 1975–76If Not, Not
- 1964The Ohio Gang
- 1997The Killer-Critic Assassinated by His Widower, Even
- 1973–74Cecil Court, London WC2
- 1970–84Desk Murder
- 1981The Architects
- 1970sThe Rise of Fascism
- 1980s–90sDiasporist paintings
- 1980sSelf-Portrait as a Tumbler
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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