John Richardson
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John Richardson Net Worth

John Richardson was a renowned art historian born in England on February 22, 1924. He is best known for his multi-volume biography A Life of Picasso, which won the Whitbread Award. He also wrote Sacred Monsters, Sacred Masters: Beaton, Capote, Dali, Picasso, Freud, Warhol, and More (2001) and The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Picasso, Provence, and Douglas Cooper (1999).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 22, 1924
Birth Place England
Age 100 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces

💰 Net worth: $5 million (2024)

About

Notable for his art history scholarship, he is most famous for his multi-volume, Whitbread Award-winning biography A Life of Picasso. His other works include Sacred Monsters, Sacred Masters: Beaton, Capote, Dali, Picasso, Freud, Warhol, and More (2001) and The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Picasso, Provence, and Douglas Cooper (1999).

Before Fame

After studying at the Slade School of Fine Art, he wrote reviews for The New Observer and also worked as a designer.

Trivia

In the early 1960s, he staged a major Pablo Picasso retrospective exhibition in New York City.

Family Life

He and his two younger siblings grew up in London as the children of Sir Wodehouse Richardson and Patty Crocker Richardson. During the 1950s, he had a lengthy relationship with fellow art Historian Douglas Cooper.

Associated With

Richardson penned a 2009 work titled Warhol from the Sonnabend Collection, as well as several other books focusing on American pop Artist Andy Warhol.

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