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Paula Rego

Portuguese-British visual artist (1935-2022)
Person Human Q235318

Facts

35 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[27]
Date of birth
January 26, 1935
Date of death
June 8, 2022
Place of birth
Lisbon
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Portugal, United Kingdom[10][11]
Occupation
painter, printmaker
Field of work
painting, figurative art, pastel artwork, printmaking, graphics, modernism[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Slade School of Fine Art, Saint Julian's School[18][19]
Award received
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (2004), Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2010), honorary doctor of the University of Lisbon (2011), Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford (2005), Royal Academician (2016), Prémio Autores[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Spouse
Victor Willing[8]
Child
Nick Willing[9]
Genre
contemporary art[29]
Work location
London[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese, English[37][38]
Artist files at
National Gallery of Art Library
Birth name
Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego[39]
Catalog code
340[30]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Concise Dictionary of Women Artists[36]
End of work period
2022
Family name
Rego[31]
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Floruit
2019[35]
Given name
Paula[32]
Has works in the collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Modern Art, Pallant House Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, Museum of the Presidency of the Republic, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Print Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections, UCL Art Museum
Member of
Royal Academy of Arts[26]
Movement
modernism[28]
Name in native language
Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego[40]
Number of children
3[41]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism, WikiProject New York Public Library, Wiki Editoras LX
Place of burial
Hampstead Cemetery[7]
Sponsor
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation[33]
Start of work period
1956
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 93
ISNI
0000000078231336
VIAF cluster ID
85382368
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n92045837
GND ID
119242354
AAGM person or institution ID
33165
ADAGP artist ID
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ARTIC artist ID
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AWARE ID
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AbART person ID
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Art UK artist ID
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Artist-info artist ID
28368
Artists of the World ID
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Artnet artist ID
paula-rego
AskArt person ID
108942
Australian Prints + Printmaking artist ID
19170
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
90967639
Beaux-Arts ID
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Benezit ID
B00150129
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123190699
British Council artist ID
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CANTIC ID
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CLARA-ID
6940
CONOR.SI ID
85580131
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Christie's creator ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cultureel Woordenboek ID
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DACS ID (2022)
003262
DACS ID (former)
a98b4195-97a2-4e7f-8dc8-51bfd188777e
DBC author ID
87097968860326
DDB person (GND) ID
119242354
DUC ID
paula-rego
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119242354
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210314746089
Discogs artist ID
2868288
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
176720
Europeana entity
agent/base/62150
FAST ID
303290
Freebase ID
/m/01djzn
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01djzn
Grove Art Online ID
T071172
HAND ID
478D-802F-49FD-3940-66B2
ICCD agent ID
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IdRef ID
032094140
Itaú Cultural ID
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J9U entity ID
987007444956105171
KBR person ID
21536136
KulturNav-ID
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Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
12979
Le Delarge artist ID
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Libraries Australia ID
35758826
Libris-URI
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Met Constituent ID
148961
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
22379
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
4847
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05790159
NDL Authority ID
00473623
NE.se ID
paula-rego
NL CR AUT ID
xx0012829
NLA Trove people ID
1074324
NSK (VIAF) ID
000148644
NSK ID
981005769278009366
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
9550
National Library of Brazil ID
000330507
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000057555
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BNZc;=Bj
National Library of Portugal ID
68136
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1084668
National Library of Wales Authority ID
rego-paula
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp08183
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
093747314
Open Library ID
OL546557A
OpenMLOL author ID
327957
Prabook ID
1311184
RA Collections ID
27212
RERO ID (legacy)
A011616472
RKDartists ID
66004
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
94439
Royal Academy ID
paula-rego-ra
SBN author ID
LO1V167381
SELIBR ID
238307
SNAC ARK ID
w6d884qd
SNARC ID
Spain at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
20894
Tabakalera ID
56904
Tate artist ID
paula-rego-1823
Union List of Artist Names ID
500110093
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058616603906706
Who's Who UK ID
U32205
WikiArt ID
paula-rego
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcR8d9C6XJVxr8hTMWbh3
YCBA agent ID
3561

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 7
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Saatchi Gallery
Field of work 5
painting, modernism, graphics, figurative art, printmaking
Award received 3
Prémio Autores, honorary doctor of the University of Lisbon, Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, Portugal
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Portuguese
Occupation 2
painter, printmaker
Educated at 1
Slade School of Fine Art
Genre 1
contemporary art
Given name 1
Paula
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Royal Academy of Arts
Movement 1
modernism
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Art+Feminism
Place of birth 1
Lisbon
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Spain at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Sex or gender 1
female
Sponsor 1
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Work location 1
London
← Cover art by 1
Cousin Bazilio
← FactGrid item ID 1
Duchess Anna I, Duchess of Luxembourg
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Summary

Paula Rego was born on January 26, 1935[1], in Lisbon[2]. She died on June 8, 2022[3], in London[4]. She worked as a painter[5], printmaker[6]

FAQs

Where was Paula Rego born?

Paula Rego's place of birth was Lisbon[2].

Where did Paula Rego die?

Paula Rego passed away in London[4].

Who was Paula Rego married to?

Paula Rego's spouses include Victor Willing[8].

What did Paula Rego do for work?

Paula Rego worked as a painter[5], printmaker[6]

Where did Paula Rego go to school?

Paula Rego was educated at Slade School of Fine Art[18] and Saint Julian's School[19].

What awards did Paula Rego receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[20], Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[21], and honorary doctor of the University of Lisbon[22].

Related Entities

contemporary art London Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Victoria Portugal Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The International Who's Who of Women 2006. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . rtp.pt. rtp.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . publico.pt. publico.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . gulbenkian.pt. gulbenkian.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . avrotros.nl. Retrieved . avrotros.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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    Child → Nick Willing
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