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Howson, Peter
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1958-
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Peter Howson studied at The Glasgow School of Art in the 1970s and early 1980s, and is recognised as "one of his generation’s most formidable figurative artists". From the early 1980s he has exhibited across the UK and worldwide and in 1993 he was appointed Official British War Artist for Bosnia. In 2009 he was awarded an OBE for services to the visual arts.
Sources: https://peterhowson.co.uk/biography/; http://www.peterhowson.co.uk/CV.pdf; https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59090/supplement/11
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P887