Ralph Rumney
Ralph Rumney (5 June 1934 – 6 March 2002) was an English artist, born in Newcastle upon Tyne. At the age of 2 he moved with his family to Halifax where his father was an Anglican vicar. Anti-Establishment from the start, he was called a pervert by the Bishop of Leeds for ordering the complete works of the Marquis de Sade while still a schoolboy.
Ralph Rumney
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- Full name
- Ralph Brainerd Rumney.
- Born
- 1934. · Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Died
- 2002. · Manosque.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Languages
- English.
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Ralph Rumney (5 June 1934 – 6 March 2002) was an English artist, born in Newcastle upon Tyne. At the age of 2 he moved with his family to Halifax where his father was an Anglican vicar. Anti-Establishment from the start, he was called a pervert by the Bishop of Leeds for ordering the complete works of the Marquis de Sade while still a schoolboy.
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Biography
Recorded at birth as Ralph Brainerd Rumney. Born at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1934, died in Manosque in 2002.
The recorded working language is English. Work by Ralph Rumney is recorded in the collections of Tate, Hepworth Wakefield and Whitworth Art Gallery.
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1934
Ralph Rumney born at Newcastle upon Tyne.
2002
Ralph Rumney died on 6 March 2002.
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Newcastle upon Tyne.
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- 1.Rumney, Ralph. The Consul: Conversations with Gérard Berréby. Verso. 2002. 1-85984-395-6.
- 2.Reference “martin” in the source article.
- 3.Reference “imrie2” in the source article.
- 4.Imrie, Malcolm. La Vie d'Artiste. Editions Allia. 27-29. March 2002. 978-2-84485-391-2.
- 5.Reference “atkins” in the source article.
- 6.Museo del Cammenare. Ralph Rumney: Psychogeography of Venice. Re-iter.
- 7.Rumney, Ralph. The Leaning Tower of Venice. Silverbridge. 2002.
- 8.Dunhill, Alison. La Vie d'Artiste. Editions Allia. 22-23. September 2010. 978-2-84485-391-2.
- 9.Wise, David. Ralph Rumney: Hidden Connections, Ruminations and Rambling Parentheses. libcom.org.
- 10.England & co (exhibition catalogue). Ralph Rumney - Constats: 1950-1988. 11-12. March 1989.
- 11.England & Co Gallery. Ralph Rumney – Biography.
- 12.Rumney, Ralph. La Vie d'Artiste (exhibition catalogue). Editions Allia. 2010. 978-2-84485-391-2.
- 13.Rumney, Ralph. Abstract Composition. Art UK.
- 14.Museum Collection Online Search. University of Dundee.
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