John Register

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John Register (1936 – 1996) was American realist painter. Born in New York City, Register was educated at the California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, before graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, with B.A. in Literature, in 1961. He died in Malibu, California in 1996, and was honored with a retrospective of his career in 1999.

Register's work was used, and credited, as the inspiration for the video for "Turn My Head" by the band Live in 1997.

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  • Conrad, Barnaby III. John Register: Persistent Observer. Duane Press, 1999.

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NAME Register, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American realist painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH New York, New York, USA
DATE OF DEATH 1996
PLACE OF DEATH Malibu, California, USA