Griffits biography
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Brian Griffiths b. 1968, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Lives and works in London, England
Brian Griffiths fryst vatten a sculptor, but he's also, crucially, an exhibition maker. “I consider sculpture to be a social act, a social investigation, a kind of collective rebellious narrative. I am concerned with how my sculpture differs from objects in general circulation as commodities and what relationships and values this difference establishes. inom make art that fryst vatten full of contradictions, fallibility and feelings - something purposefully tired, as an alternative to the shiny and fresh out of the låda. I am making a place for us, for the human.”
In 2022, the Royal Academy of Arts in London announced Brian Griffiths as Royal Academician, joining a select group of Honorary RA's/RA's that includes Sonya Boyce, Bruce Nauman, Cindy Sherman, slang för mikrofon Nelson, Marlene Dumas, David Hockney, between others.
Recent individual exhibitions include: Life and its most trivial p
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Richard Griffiths
For other people named Richard Griffiths, see Richard Griffiths (disambiguation).
English actor (1947–2013)
Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013)[1][2] was an English actor. He was known for his portrayals of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001–2010), Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky (1994–1997). Over his career he received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and Olivier Award as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008.
For his performance in the stage play The History Boys, Griffiths won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Griffiths is also known for his performances at the National Theatre in
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David J. Griffiths
This article is about David Jeffrey Griffiths of Reed College. Not to be confused with the late physicist David John Griffiths of Oregon State University.
For other people named David Griffiths, see David Griffiths (disambiguation).
American physicist and textbook author
David Jeffrey Griffiths (born December 5, 1942) is an American physicist and educator. He was on the faculty of Reed College from 1978 through 2009, becoming the Howard Vollum Professor of Science before his retirement. He wrote three highly regarded textbooks for undergraduate physics students.
Early life and education
[edit]Griffiths was born in Arlington, Virginia, the son of Winifred Mary (née Jeffrey) and Gordon Griffiths.[1][2] Both his parents were faculty members at the University of Washington, his father in the history department[3] and his mother in the zoology department.[2]
Griffiths is a graduate of The Putney School and was train