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Stanley Spencer

1891 - 1959

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Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE RA (30 June 1891 – 14 December 1959) was an English painter. Shortly after leaving the Slade School of Art, Spencer became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in Cookham, the small village beside the River Thames where he was born and spent much of his life. Spencer referred to Cookham as "a village in Heaven" and in his biblical scenes, fellow-villagers are shown as their Gospel counterparts. Spencer was skilled at organising multi-figure compositions such as in his large paintings for the Sandham Memorial Chapel and the Shipbuilding on the Clyde series, the former being a First World War memorial while the latter was a commission for the War Artists' Advisory Committee during the Second World War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Spencer is the 2,002nd most popular painter (down from 1,724th in 2019), the 6,308th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,429th in 2019) and the 134th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Stanley Spencer ranks 2,002 out of 2,023. Before him are Marc Quinn, Eastman Johnson, Milo Moiré, Jacob Lawrence, Fathi Hassan, and Pacita Abad. After him are Kari Byron, Chéri Samba, Maggie Laubser, William Hart, Thomas Kinkade, and Lauren Faust.

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Among people born in 1891, Stanley Spencer ranks 290. Before him are Robert P. Patterson, Gene Lockhart, Ann Little, Gaston Strobino, Buck Jones, and Robert Frazer. After him are Ellen Wilkinson, Tim McCoy, Henry O'Neill, Stanley Andrews, Bert Roach, and Hitoshi Sasaki. Among people deceased in 1959, Stanley Spencer ranks 214. Before him are Bruce Harlan, Frank Vaughn, Paul Douglas, Clarence McKerrow, James Gleason, and Taylor Holmes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stanley Spencer ranks 6,310 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Hewitt (1971), Maxwell Caulfield (1959), Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Hazel Court (1926), Sophie Wilson (1957), and Angela Buxton (1934). After him are Matilda Ziegler (1964), Jamie Cullum (1979), Peter Heather (1960), Jim Crawford (1948), Dunc Munro (1901), and John Cannon (1933).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Stanley Spencer ranks 134. Before him are Hablot Knight Browne (1815), John Sell Cotman (1782), John Crome (1768), Stephen Wiltshire (1974), Thomas Sully (1783), and Marc Quinn (1964). After him are William Hart (1823), Leslie Ward (1851), Jenny Saville (1970), and Alfred E. Goodey (1878).

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