Rudi Patterson (29 September 1933 – 24 July 2013) was a Jamaican-born actor and painter and potter.[1] Known for his work as an actor in theatre, film and television, he became a self-taught painter later in life and was known for his colourful, "intuitive" depictions of life in the Caribbean. His work was collected by Freddie Mercury,[2] Twiggy and Stevie Wonder.
Patterson appeared in early episodes of the television series Z-Cars, The Professionals, in the film Two a Penny opposite Cliff Richard, and in The Rolling Stones 1968 documentary film Sympathy For The Devil.[3]
The first retrospective of Patterson's work, co-curated by Wesley Kerr and Novelette-Aldoni Stewart, was held at Leighton House Museum in 2014.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Rudi Patterson: Visions of My Island in the Sun". Richmond.gov.uk. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Freestone, Peter (7 January 2010). Freddie Mercury: An Intimate Memoir by the Man who Knew Him Best. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857121271. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Rudi Patterson". IMDb. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "From Jamaica To Notting Hill - Rudi Patterson's Visions In Colour" (Leighton House Museum | 4 April – 11 June 2014), Artfund.
- ^ Veronica Giordano, "A view from my window", The Positive, 2014.
External links
edit- "Curator's Choice: Actor, model and self-taught painter Rudi Patterson's Visions in Colour", culture24.org.uk, April 2014.
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