Peter Blake
(1932-), PainterSir Peter Thomas Blake
Sitter in 15 portraits
Artist associated with 4 portraits
Blake graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1956. His work has always engaged with popular culture, from Children Reading Comics (1954) and ABC Minors (1955). He moved with his then wife, the artist Jann Haworth, to Wellow in Wiltshire in 1969, and in 1975 co-founded the short-lived Brotherhood of Ruralists. Blake was the chronicler of the Pop scene, in works ranging from Beachboys (1962), the first Trichromatic halftone silkscreen, to Madonna of Venice Beach I (1996).
by Clive Barker
collage, 1983
NPG 5845
by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
colour print, 1988
NPG P526
Peter Blake; Marie-Lise Gres (Volpeliere-Pierrot)
by Elsbeth R. Juda
archival digital print, 1961
NPG x132539
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1964
NPG x14032
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 13 March 1968
NPG x165308
Peter Blake; (Juliette) Liberty Blake; Daisy Blake; Rose Blake
by Emily Andersen
bromide fibre print, 1994
NPG x45671
Royal Academy Hanging Committee 2001
by Keith Collie
digital colour print, 2001
NPG x131189
Related People
- Daisy Blake (daughter)
- (Juliette) Liberty Blake (daughter)
- Rose Blake (daughter)
- Jann Haworth (wife)
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