| David Sylvester |
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| 1924 births | |
| sylvester, david | |
| 2001 deaths | |
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Born into a well connected Jewish family Sylvester had trouble at school and was thrown out of the family home. He wrote for the paper Tribune and went to Paris in 1947 where he met Alberto Giacometti one of the strongest influences on him. Though writing for a range of publications as a critic including '' The Observer '' and '' The New Statesman '' but the main thrust of his writing that direct response to the artwork was most important remained constant. During the 1950s Sylvester worked with Henry Moore , Freud and Bacon but also supported Richard Hamilton and the other 'young turks' of British Pop Art. This lead him to become a media figure in the 1960s. During the 1960s and 70s Sylvester occupied a number of roles at the Arts Council Of Great Britain serving on advisory panels and on the main panel. In 1969 he curated a Renoir exhibition at the Hayward Gallery for which he was assisted by a young Nicholas Serota . Sylvester's first wife was Pamela Briddon (three daughters; marriage dissolved). His second marraige was to the writer Shena Mackay and their daughter is the artist Cecily Brown . |
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