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Peter Blake  born 1932

Peter Blake The Masked Zebra Kid 1965
© Peter Blake 2002. All rights reserved, DACS
The Masked Zebra Kid  1965

Acrylic, enamel, collage and assemblage on wood
support: 552 x 267 x 38 mm
painting

Purchased 1974

T01877
Blake was one of the leaders of British Pop Art, a movement which celebrated contemporary popular culture. This is one of a series of collages he made during the 1960s with pin-up photos, posters and other ephemeral images. Blake has long been a fan of wrestling and had been to watch an American wrestler called the Masked Zebra Kid fight several times. The autograph of the wrestler in the centre of the painting is surrounded by photographs taken from a fan magazine.
 (From the display caption September 2004)