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Peter Howson was born in London in the year 1958, where he lived for a short period of his life, but his family moved to Ayr when he was 4 years old in 1962. Howson attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1975-77 and then returned in 1981 to complete his studies, also teaching there for a short period of time in 1985. During his time out from art school he had a career change and joined the army, where he endured tough and rigorous training. This experience made him more determined to become and artist and this gave him his subject matter of the macho bullyboy. Howson gained recognition in the 1980’s for his direct and very aggressive image of the working class life in Glasgow. Howson, alongside Ken Cu