Mary McCartney
Portrait of Peter Blake in his studio
Photograph
Portrait of Peter Blake in his studio
Photograph
Biography
| 1932 | Born 25 June, Dartford, Kent |
| 1946–9 | Gravesend Technical College and School of Art; Junior Art Department |
| 1949–51 | Gravesend School of Art |
| 1950 | Accepted by the Royal College of Art, London |
| 1951–3 | National Service in the RAF |
| 1953–6 | Royal College of Art, London – First Class Diploma (1956) |
| 1956–7 | Leverhulme Research Award to study popular art; travelled in Holland, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain |
| 1961 | Featured in Ken Russell’s BBC ‘Monitor’ film, Pop Goes the Easel First Prize Junior Section, John Moores Liverpool Exhibition |
| 1962 | First one-man exhibition, Portal Gallery, London |
| 1963 | Married Jann Haworth |
| 1964–76 | Taught at Royal College of Art, London |
| 1968 | Daughter, Juliette Liberty Blake, born |
| 1969 | Moved to Wellow, Avon |
| 1973–4 | Retrospective exhibition, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam touring to Hamburg, Brussels and Arnhem |
| 1974 | Daughter, Daisy Blake, born Elected Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| 1975 | Founding member of the Brotherhood of Ruralists, with Jann Haworth, Ann and Graham Arnold, David Inshaw, and Annie and Graham Ovenden |
| 1979 | Separated from Jann Haworth; returned to London |
| 1980 | Met Chrissy Wilson |
| 1981 | Elected Member of the Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| 1983 | Awarded C.B.E. Retrospective exhibition, Tate Gallery, London touring to Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover |
| 1985 | Designed poster for Live Aid |
| 1986 | Publication of Marina Vaizey’s monograph Peter Blake |
| 1987 | Marriage to Chrissy Wilson Daughter, Rose Blake, born |
| 1994 | Third associate artist of the National Gallery |
| 1998 | Made Honorary Doctor, Royal College of Art, London |
| 2002 | Receives Knighthood |
| 2005 | Designed poster for the Live 8 concert Resigned from the Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| 2006 | Judge of John Moores 24, Liverpool. |