Peter Blake
- Introduction
- Sir Peter Thomas Blake (born 25 June 1932) is an English pop artist, best known for co-creating the sleeve design for the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His other best known works include the covers for two of The Who's albums, the cover of the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and the Live Aid concert poster. Blake also designed the 2012 Brit Award statuette.One of the best known British pop artists, Blake is considered to be a prominent figure in the pop art movement. Central to his paintings are his interest in images from popular culture which have infused his collages. In 2002 he was knighted at Buckingham Palace for his services to art.
- Wikidata
- Q504611
- Introduction
- English painter studied at the Royal College of Art, London. He taught at St. Martin's School of Art 1960-1962, at the Harrow School of Art, and at Walthamstow School of Art, and at the Royal College of Art 1964-1976. His first solo exhibition was at the Portal Gallery, London, 1962. He is considered one of the first 'Pop' artists in Britain and is noted as the co-creator of the cover art for the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.
- Nationalities
- British, English
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Names
- Peter Blake, Peter Thomas Blake, Sir Peter Thomas Blake
- Ulan
- 500021263
Exhibitions
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
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Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye
Nov 15, 2014–Jan 18, 2016
MoMA
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Wunderkammer: A Century of Curiosities
Jul 30–Nov 10, 2008
MoMA
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Pop Impressions Europe/USA: Prints and Multiples from The Museum of Modern Art
Feb 18–May 18, 1999
MoMA
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The Maximal Sixties: Pop, Op, and Figuration
Jan 18–Apr 29, 1997
MoMA
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Peter Blake has
16 exhibitionsonline.
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Peter Blake Colin Macinnes 1966
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Peter Blake, Jann Haworth, Michael Cooper Album cover for The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967
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Peter Blake Babe Rainbow 1968
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Peter Blake Study of a Tattooed Lady 1969
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Peter Blake Little Sonny Summer 1969
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Alice Through the Looking Glass (1972)
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Peter Blake Penny Black (1972)
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Peter Blake Pretty Boy Michaelangelo 1972
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Peter Blake Side Show 1974-78
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Peter Blake Fat Boy from Side Show 1974-78
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Peter Blake Bearded Lady from Side Show 1974-78
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Peter Blake Tattooed Man from Side Show 1974-78
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Peter Blake Giant from Side Show 1974-78
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Peter Blake Midget from Side Show 1974-78
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Peter Blake, Richard Evans, Clive Barker, Brian Aris, Gavin Cochrane, Warner Bros. Records, Bill Jacklin, Tom Phillips, Colin Self, Richard Hamilton, Michael Andrews, Allen Jones, David Inshaw, David Hockney, R. B. Kitaj, Howard Hodgkin, Patrick Caulfield, Joe Tilson, Patrick Procktor, David Tindle Album cover for The Who, Face Dances 1981
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Peter Blake Pop-Tastic! The Definitive Pop Art Exhibition 1998
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