Ben Levene
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Ben Levene, born Gerald Philip Levene on the 23rd December 1938 in London
, was a British
painter. He went to St. Clement Danes School
. In 1956 he won a scholarship to the Slade School of Art (where he first met life-long friend and fellow RA Anthony Green
). Later he was awarded the University of London
postgraduateship in 1960-61, and then a Boise scholarship in 1961-62. This enabled him to live and work in Spain, accompanied by his first wife, Jane Fogarty, and their daughter Rachel.
He was a visiting lecturer at the Camberwell School of Art from 1963 to 1989. From 1980 to 1995 he was visiting tutor at the Royal Academy Schools, and he was also Visiting Tutor at City & Guilds of London Art School from 1990 to 1995.
He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy
in 1975 and a royal academician in 1986. He served as curator of the Royal Academy schools between 1995 and 1998.
Ben Levene died on the 15th September 2010. He was survived by his second wife Susan (whom he had married in 1978) and their son, Jacob, and by two daughters, Rachel and Sophie, from his first marriage.
London
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, was a British
United Kingdom
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painter. He went to St. Clement Danes School
St. Clement Danes School
St. Clement Danes School is a mixed, voluntary-aided, comprehensive school in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire.-Admissions:It has specialist status for languages and science and takes students aged 11 through to 18 ....
. In 1956 he won a scholarship to the Slade School of Art (where he first met life-long friend and fellow RA Anthony Green
Anthony Green (painter)
Anthony Green is an English realist painter and printmaker best known for his paintings of his own middle-class domestic life. His works sometimes use compound perspectives and polygonal forms—particularly with large, irregularly shaped canvasses...
). Later he was awarded the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
postgraduateship in 1960-61, and then a Boise scholarship in 1961-62. This enabled him to live and work in Spain, accompanied by his first wife, Jane Fogarty, and their daughter Rachel.
He was a visiting lecturer at the Camberwell School of Art from 1963 to 1989. From 1980 to 1995 he was visiting tutor at the Royal Academy Schools, and he was also Visiting Tutor at City & Guilds of London Art School from 1990 to 1995.
He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in 1975 and a royal academician in 1986. He served as curator of the Royal Academy schools between 1995 and 1998.
Ben Levene died on the 15th September 2010. He was survived by his second wife Susan (whom he had married in 1978) and their son, Jacob, and by two daughters, Rachel and Sophie, from his first marriage.
In public collections
The following public collections contain works by Ben Levene:- Chantrey Bequest
- Government Art CollectionGovernment Art CollectionThe United Kingdom's Government Art Collection places works of art in major Government buildings in the UK and around the world to promote British art, culture and history....
- Guildhall Art GalleryGuildhall Art GalleryThe Guildhall Art Gallery houses the art collection of the City of London, England. It occupies a building that was completed in 1999 to replace an earlier building destroyed in The Blitz in 1941...
- Hull Education Centre
- Leicestershire Education Committee
- Paintings in Hospitals, Nuffield Collection
- Rochdale Museum, SIV Fund Purchase
- Southampton Art Gallery, Stott Collection
External links
- Ben Levene page at the Royal Academy website