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Jesse Bruton (born 1933) is a British artist, and a founder of the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.[1] He gave up painting in 1972, to become a picture conservator.[1][2]

Jesse Bruton
Born	1933  (age 89)
Occupation	Painter, paintings conservator, restorer

Bruton was born in 1933[3] and was educated at Birmingham College of Art, where he later lectured.[1]

He painted landscapes, and later abstract works.[4]

He exhibited at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, and held solo exhibitions at Ikon in 1965 and 1967.[1] A retrospective exhibition of his work was held at Ikon from July to September 2016.[1][2] His painting Winding (1967–1968) is in the collection of Birmingham Museums Trust.[3]

Publications

• Bruton, Jesse; Watkins, Jonathan (2016). Jesse Bruton. Ikon. ISBN 9781911155034.

References

External links

• Artist's Talk - Jesse Bruton and Pamela Scott Wilkie in conversation

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