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Sir Roland Penrose
Penrose, circa 1940
Born
Roland Algernon Penrose

(1900-10-14)14 October 1900
London, England
Died23 April 1984(1984-04-23) (aged 83)
Chiddingly, East Sussex, England
EducationArchitecture
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
MovementSurrealism
Spouses
Valentine Boué
(m. 1925; div. 1937)
Lee Miller
(m. 1947⁠–⁠1977)
ChildrenAntony Penrose
Parent
  • James Doyle Penrose (father)
RelativesRoger Penrose (nephew)
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1943–1945
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Engineers

Sir Roland Algernon Penrose CBE (14 October 1900 – 23 April 1984) was an English artist, historian and poet. He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom.[1] During the Second World War he put his artistic skills to practical use as a teacher of camouflage.

Penrose married the poet Valentine Boué and then the photographer Lee Miller.

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