It has been going on for years and years on the Francis Bacon Talk page on wikipedia.
I think Irish-born British artist is the appropriate description. Neither of his parents were Irish, he spent time in both countries growing up, and probably considered himself a British painter.
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Wanna give a TLDR there OP?
This sort of Brit obsession is what turns me off is sub.
When a man is a genius, he is owned by the whole world. Matter a damn where he was born.
Francis Bacon was American
There is a bit more here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Francis_Bacon_(artist)#%22Irish-born_British%22_RfC
but most of the discussion has been archived.
It has been going on for years and years on the Francis Bacon Talk page on wikipedia.
I think Irish-born British artist is the appropriate description. Neither of his parents were Irish, he spent time in both countries growing up, and probably considered himself a British painter.
Pfffft, everybody knows [France is Bacon](https://imgur.com/gallery/oLiANW5)