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ABOUT
American painter and cartoonist who founded Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine and was known for such paintings as Oscar Wilde In Leadville and Appetite for Destruction. He was part of The Art Boys, which included Matt Groening, Mike Kelley, and Neon Park.His Appetite for Destruction became the name of a Guns N' Roses album. It was also used for the cover art, but it caused so much controversy that Geffen Records placed it on the inside sleeve.Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis became a collector of his art.
BEFORE FAMEHe was interested early on in watercolors. He mastered painting the specular reflection from chromed auto parts. He was educated for a very short period of time at the California Institute of the Arts.
PERSONAL LIFEHe had a tumultuous youth. His parents married and divorced each other four times, and he was involved in gang activity as a teenager. His wife, Suzanne, also worked as an artist.
The meaning of the name Williams: Son Or Servant Of William FUN FACTSCartoonist Robert Williams were born on Tuesday, birthstone is Aquamarine, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Goat, it is 56 days until Robert Williams next birthday.
