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(Encyclopedia) Kitaj, R. B. (Ronald Brooks Kitaj)Kitaj, R. B.kĭtīˈ [key], 1932–2007, American painter, b. Chagrin Falls, Ohio. In 1958 he moved to London, where he attended the Ruskin School, Oxford…
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