A British pop artist, Peter Blake has become one of England's more famous contemporary, avant-garde artists. In 1981, he was elected Academician of the Royal Academy, and in 2002 was knighted for his... Read full biography
A British pop artist, Peter Blake has become one of England's more famous contemporary, avant-garde artists. In 1981, he was elected Academician of the Royal Academy, and in 2002 was knighted for his accomplishments. Retrospective exhibitions have been held at the Tate Museum in 1983, and at Tate... Read full biography
A British pop artist, Peter Blake has become one of England's more famous contemporary, avant-garde artists. In 1981, he was elected Academician of the Royal Academy, and in 2002 was knighted for his accomplishments. Retrospective exhibitions have been held at the Tate Museum in 1983, and at Tate Liverpool in 2009. His work is on permanent exhibition at the Sir Peter Blake Music Art Gallery at the School of Music at Leeds University. Peter Blake gained fame in the 1950s with images from... Read full biography
A British pop artist, Peter Blake has become one of England's more famous contemporary, avant-garde artists. In 1981, he was elected Academician of the Royal Academy, and in 2002 was knighted for his accomplishments. Retrospective exhibitions have been held at the Tate Museum in 1983, and at Tate Liverpool in 2009. His work is on permanent exhibition at the Sir Peter Blake Music Art Gallery at the School of Music at Leeds University. Peter Blake gained fame in the 1950s with images from advertising, music entertainments, and wrestlers, often using both painting and collage. In 1960, he had his first solo exhibition. In 1961, he exhibited with the Young Contemporaries, a group that included David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj, and this show was a... Read full biography
A British pop artist, Peter Blake has become one of England's more famous contemporary, avant-garde artists. In 1981, he was elected Academician of the Royal Academy, and in 2002 was knighted for his accomplishments. Retrospective exhibitions have been held at the Tate Museum in 1983, and at Tate Liverpool in 2009. His work is on permanent exhibition at the Sir Peter Blake Music Art Gallery at the School of Music at Leeds University. Peter Blake gained fame in the 1950s with images from advertising, music entertainments, and wrestlers, often using both painting and collage. In 1960, he had his first solo exhibition. In 1961, he exhibited with the Young Contemporaries, a group that included David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj, and this show was a landmark for his career in that it linked him to Britain's Pop Art movement. In the 19... Read full biography
Peter Blake - Artist Info
About Peter Blake: Books
Books & Publications (4)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Be Magnificent: Walthamstow School of Art 1957-1967 (WillIam Morris Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
2017
Bain, Rowan
95 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
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