Ken Loach

Ken Loach

male, 73 years old
Homelessness, Cathy Come Home, Leopard of Honour recipient, Riff-Raff, poverty, Kenneth Loach…Socialrealism
Kenneth Loach (born June 17, 1936), known as Ken Loach, is an English television and film director. He is known for his naturalistic, social...
Ben Shahn

Ben Shahn

male, deceased (1969)
Jewish, painter, photographer, Jewish American, Siberia, artist…Social realism artist, Socialrealism
Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 - March 14 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist, muralist, social activist, photographer and teacher. He is...
Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh

male, 66 years old
BAFTA winner, Jewish, Order of the British Empire, English, Screenwriter, Socialrealism
Mike Leigh OBE (born February 20, 1943) is an English film and theatre director.
Alan Clarke

Alan Clarke

male, deceased (1990)
Penda’s Fen, Edna O’Brien, George’s Room, Goodnight Albert, funny farm, A Man Of Our Times…Socialrealism
Alan Clarke (28 October 1935 - 24 July 1990) was a television and film director, producer and writer, born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. Most...
David Alfaro Siqueiros

David Alfaro Siqueiros

male, deceased (1974)
From Chihuahua, painter, communist, Social realism artist, Socialrealism, morelos…Social Realist
David Alfaro Siqueiros (December 29, 1896 in Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico - January 6, 1974 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico) was a painter and...
Karel Reisz

Karel Reisz

male, deceased (2002)
Jewish, Raleigh, film producer, film director, nottingham, Refugee…Socialrealism
Karel Reisz (born July 211926, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, died London, United Kingdom, November 252002) was one of the most important film-makers in...
Jack Levine

Jack Levine

male, 94 years old
Jewish American, artist, Colby College alumni, Jewish, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expressionism…Socialrealism, Social realism artist
Jack Levine (b. Boston, Massachusetts, January 3 1915) is an American expressionist painter best known for his satires of modern life in the United...
José Clemente Orozco

José Clemente Orozco

male, deceased (1949)
The Man of Fire, Hospicio Cabañas, zapata, Mexican, New School for Social Research, From JALISCO…Social Realist, Social realism artist, Socialrealism
José Clemente Orozco (born November 23, 1883, in Zapotlán el Grande (now Ciudad Guzmán), Jalisco; died September 7, 1949, in Mexico City) was a Mex...
George Biddle

George Biddle

male, deceased (1973)
combat art, WPA artist, Harvard University alumni, Socialrealism, artist, Harvard
George Biddle (January 24 1885 - November 6 1973) was an American artist best known for his social realism, combat art, and his strong advocacy of...
Anton Refregier

Anton Refregier

male
tax resister, painter, Socialrealism, American, Rincon Center
Anton Refregier (March 20, 1905 - October 10, 1979) was a Russian immigrant painter in the United States. He made the 27 murals in the Rincon...