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Michael English: Michael English (1941-2009) was a multi faceted artist who achieved international recognition in the 1960s and 1970s, firstly as a is a Pop Art exponent and later as a Hyper-Realist.  He was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire and studied at Ealing School of Art. In 1967 he became involved with the hippy movement in the UK and the USA, and he produced psychedelic posters and painted high profile shopfronts for boutiques such as Granny Takes a Trip in Chelsea. During this period he worked with Nigel Waymouth and formed Hapshash and the Coloured Coat in 1968. They produced posters for bands such as Pink Floyd and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Michael English showed his work internationally, including in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 1972, and his work is held in a number of public galleries and institutions, including MOMA New York, Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Council, and the Arts Council. He lived in London.