1. Kent Twitchell is most famous for his larger-than-life mural portraits, often of celebrities and artists.
20 Facts About Kent Twitchell
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Kent Twitchell's murals are realism not photorealism according to Twitchell.
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Kent Twitchell started doing art when he was three years old.
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Kent Twitchell's first mentor was his mother's brother, Angus Berry, who was an eccentric artist.
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Kent Twitchell worked as a military artist and had top secret clearance until May 1965 when he was honorably discharged.
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Kent Twitchell worked for J C Penney as a display artist in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Kent Twitchell studied art at East Los Angeles College, California State University, Los Angeles, and the Otis College of Art and Design.
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Kent Twitchell was active in the creation of the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles and serves on its advisory board.
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In 1990 Kent Twitchell married Pandora Seaton, the mother of his two children, Art and Aurora.
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Kent Twitchell was based in Echo Park, California for most of his career, until the 1994 Northridge earthquake destroyed his studio.
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Kent Twitchell considered painting either Wyatt Earp or Will Rogers, but settled on Rogers when discovering Will's last performance was in that theatre.
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Kent Twitchell painted Rogers from the waist-up on the building's east and west facing exteriors, using the 1928 theater's towering flyspace.
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Together, Kent Twitchell meant for them to show two sides of Will Roger's career.
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In November 2009 Kent Twitchell painted two murals on two pieces of the Berlin wall for the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Kent Twitchell was disappointed when only one piece could fit in the installation as per the organizers of the exhibit.
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Kent Twitchell decided to display half of each piece in the exhibit which worked out perfectly.
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In 2017, Kent Twitchell repainted of his Ed Ruscha monument, which is permanently on The Historic American Hotel in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles.
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Kent Twitchell has received honorary doctorate degrees from Biola University, Otis College of Art and Design, and California State University, Los Angeles.
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Kent Twitchell currently sits on the board of trustees at Otis College of Art and Design, is on the Board of Advisors at the Biola University Art Department and is an MFA Mentor at Laguna College of Art and Design.
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Kent Twitchell's wife died at the age of 64 on June 13,2018, from a complication with a blood thinner she was prescribed.