Roger Loewig

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Painter and poet Roger Loewig left his native Germany in 1945, at the age of 14, as the Poles expelled the German population. He worked in the Soviet Zone until 1951, and in 1953 was appointed teacher of Russian, German and history in a secondary school in East Berlin, Germany. He had a strong sense of guilt as a German, and this is clearly reflected in his work. He was not acceptable to the East German authorities, and was dismissed as a teacher. He was allowed to settle in West Berlin in Jan 1972.

Loewig, Roger

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Alberto Morrocco

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Painter and teacher Alberto Morrocco attended Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he was influenced by Robert Sivell and James Cowie. In 1950, he was appointed Head of Painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, Scotland, where he remained until 1983. He gained a strong reputation as an extremely talented portrait painter, but also painted other types of works. His subject matter became more exotic as he discovered Italy, where his parents were born.

Morrocco, Alberto

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Mario Schifano

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Painter Mario Schifano's first works were a series of 'yellow monochromes' exhibited in 1959. He developed a strong artistic voice, reflected in the 1962 series of canvases in which the Coca-Cola and Esso corporate logos were repeated. He gained a strong reputation for his reworking of television images in paintings, but also make several short films and stage-managed a rock group. His career slumped when he became addicted to heroin, but he later enjoyed a revival.

Schifano, Mario

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