John Berger
British painter, writer and art critic (1926-2017) · United Kingdom · On the map · Artists · Died at 90
John Peter Berger was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize. His essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is hugely culturally influential and continues to be widely read today.
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2017Died2 January 20172011Groeneveld AwardAward2005Scott Moncrieff PrizeAward1972Booker PrizeAwardJames Tait Black Memorial PrizeAward1926Born5 November 1926
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He lived in France for over fifty years.
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United Kingdom
Category
Artists
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Artist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1926 to 2017 · aged 90
