Sir Roland Penrose

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The Persistence of Memory, 1931, by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-89), 9 1/2 x 13" (24.1 x 33 cm), The Museum of Modern Art, New York USA, MoMA Number: 162.1934

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Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.

31 Paintings to See in the Tate Collection

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14 Significant Paintings at Nationalmuseum in Sweden

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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

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Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson

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Also Known As	Roland Algernon Penrose
Born	October 14, 1900 • London • England
Died	April 23, 1984 (aged 83) • England
Movement / Style	British Surrealism • Surrealism
Notable Family Members	spouse Lee Miller

Eileen Agar

British artist

Julian Trevelyan

British artist

Pablo Picasso

Spanish artist

Max Ernst

German artist

Leonora Carrington

English-born Mexican painter and sculptor

Graham Sutherland

British artist

David Gascoyne

British poet

Henri Matisse

French artist

Braque, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1956

Georges Braque

French artist

Henry Darger

American artist and writer

Stuart Davis

American painter

Robert Rauschenberg

American artist

Conrad Marca-Relli

American artist

Arthur G. Dove

American painter

Romare Bearden

American painter

Marcel Duchamp

French artist

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter

Joan Miró

Spanish artist

Alberto Giacometti

Swiss sculptor and painter

Dorothea Tanning

American painter and writer

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