Artist
Richard Hamilton
Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, and the invention of pop art.
Richard William Hamilton was an English painter and collage artist. His 1955 exhibition Man, Machine and Motion and his 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?, produced for the This Is Tomorrow exhibition of the Independent Group in London, are considered by critics and historians to be among the earliest works of pop art. A major retrospective of his work was at Tate Modern in 2014.
- Born
- 1922-02-24, London, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 2011-09-13, London, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1922-02-24, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 5°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 10°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 16°25′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 8°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 2°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 18°10′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 6°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 14°02′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 8°04′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2011-09-13, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 20°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 2°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 7°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 27°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 26°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 10°01′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 16°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 3°04′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 28°57′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 4°53′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Richard Hamilton was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.