John Register

John Register (1936 – 1996) was American realist painter. Born in New York City, Register was educated at the California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, before graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, with B.A. in Literature, in 1961. He died in Malibu, California in 1996, and was honored with a retrospective of his career in 1999.

Register's work was used, and credited, as the inspiration for the video for "Turn My Head" by the band Live in 1997.

Register's work was also featured in the movie In Her Shoes (2005 film). Director Curtis Hanson liked the "loneliness" that Register's paintings suggested for the feel of the film.

References

• Conrad, Barnaby III. John Register: Persistent Observer. Duane Press, 1999.

External links

• Register at Modernism.
• Desert Landscape at the San Jose Museum of Art.
• The Conversation at the Seavest Collection.