Alec Pecker

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlec Maurice•Pecker
Used nameAlec•Pecker
Other namesElia Pekaroff
Born2 September 1894 in ? (RUS)
Died30 March 1975 in London, England (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Russian-born British painter, draughtsman and printmaker Alec Pecker specialized in portraits and figure studies. He studied at the St. Martin’s School of Art and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Pecker was born under the Russian name Elia Pekaroff but changed it when immigrating to Britain.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Art Competitions GBR Alec Pecker
Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) AC

Errata

YOB mostly seen as 1893 (e.g. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=111998)