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Matthew Spender (6 February 1945 – 31 May 2026) was an English sculptor and writer.
Life and career
[edit]Spender was born in London, England in 1945, the son of the poet Stephen Spender and the pianist Natasha Spender.[1] He was the father of Saskia Spender and the filmmaker Cosima Spender.[2]
He was the author of From a High Place: A Life of Arshile Gorky (1999), a biography of his father-in-law, the artist Arshile Gorky,[3] and A House in St John's Wood (2015), about his father, the poet Stephen Spender.[4] He also wrote Within Tuscany: Reflections on a Time and Place (1992, Viking, and 1993, Penguin).
Spender died in Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany on 31 May 2026, at the age of 81.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Matthew Spender." Contemporary Authors Online. Gale, 2017. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 16 December 2017.
- ↑ https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/cosima-spender/
- ↑ Andrew Solomon, "His Life Was a Forgery", The New York Times, 11 July 1999.
- ↑ "A House in St John's Wood", bookdepository.com.
- ↑ TG24, Sky (31 May 2026). "Arte, è morto Matthew Spender l'artista che incantò Bertolucci". tg24.sky.it.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Matthew Spender obituary: sculptor and painter". The Times. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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