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Derek Boshier
Derek Boshier (born 1937, in Portsmouth) is an English artist, among the first proponents of British pop art.
Education and Profession.
Derek Boshier attended Yeovil School of art in Somerset, England from 1953-1957 (B.F.A.). He attended the Royal College of Art in London, 1959-1962 alongside David Hockney, Allen Jones and Peter Phillips, receiving his M.F.A. in 1962. The boredom of the previous few years of National Service in the [Royal Engineers] had been alleviated by
sign maker, to create three-dimensional objects. Also he has experimented both with books and film.
During the early 1970s Boshier taught at Central School of Art and Design where one of his pupils was John Mellor (later known as Joe Strummer of The Clash). This led to Boshier designing The Clash's second song book. Boshier also worked on designs for David Bowie including cover art for Lodger and Let's Dance.
Derek Boshier moved to Houston, Texas in the 1980s, at a time when contemporary