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George Clair Tooker (August 5, 1920 - March 27, 2011) was an American figurative painter. He was raised in Brooklyn Heights and Bellport, New York, along with his sister, Mary Fancher Tooker. Tooker wanted to attend art school rather than college, but ultimately abided by his parents' wishes and majored in English literature at Harvard University, while still devoting much of his time to painting. Tooker died on March 27, 2011, due to kidney failure.
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