Peter Blake

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Biography

Sir Peter Thomas Blake 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.

Works

Peter Blake
Shrine to Marilyn Monroe, in a Texas Diner, 1990
126 x 448 x 66 cms
49 9/16 x 176 6/16 x 25 15/16 ins

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Exhibitions

A Tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson
21 Nov - 1 Dec 2007
James Hyman is proud to present a personal tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson, one of Britain's greatest architects and art collectors of the last half-century. The exhibition follows the death of Colin St John Wilson in May this year and coincides with the 10th anniversary of the opening...
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Peter Blake b. 1932

A Tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson

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