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` painting by leon golub , 1984 white squad v ' , acrylic on linen no ideology monster rooster 8 august 2004 chicago , illinois 250px university of chicago . art institute of chicago . american painting 23 january 1922 nancy spero ` painting by leon golub , 1984.jpg white squad v ' , acrylic on linen leon golub
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leon golub

leon golub -lrb- january 23 , 1922 -- august 8 , 2004 -rrb- was an american painter .
he was born in chicago , illinois , where he also studied , receiving his ba at the university of chicago in 1942 , and his bfa and mfa at the art institute of chicago in 1949 and 1950 , respectively .
he was married to and collaborated with the artist nancy spero -lrb- 1926 -- october 18 , 2009 -rrb- .
their son stephen golub is an economics professor at swarthmore college .
their son philip golub is professor of international and comparative politics at the american university of paris and was a longstanding contributing editor of the influential journal `` le monde diplomatique '' .
their youngest son paul golub is a theater director and acting teacher working in france .
