Peter Blake

born 1932

Peter Blake, ‘Self-Portrait with Badges’ 1961
Self-Portrait with Badges 1961
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Sir Peter Thomas Blake (born 25 June 1932) 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.

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  • Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, ‘Meet the People’ 1948

    Art Term

    Collage

    Collage describes both the technique and the resulting work of art in which pieces of paper, photographs, fabric and other …

  • Peter Blake, ‘Girl in a Poppy Field’ 1974

    Art Term

    Ruralists

    Group of British artists founded in 1975 who aimed to revive the painting of figure subjects in idyllic rural settings

  • Roy Lichtenstein, ‘Whaam!’ 1963

    Art Term

    Pop art

    Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the 1950s and flourished in the 1960s in America and Britain, …

  • Peter Blake, ‘Self-Portrait with Badges’ 1961

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    A Study in denim: Peter Blake

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    Upon its prize-winning appearance at the 1961 John Moores’ Exhibition in Liverpool, Peter Blake’s Self-Portrait with Badges 1961 rapidly became …

  • Peter Blake An Alphabet ABCD previous Tate Magazine article issue 8 October 2002

    Picture Essay

    Peter Blake's A–Z

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    Sir Peter Blake has created an alphabet of ‘found’ letters for Tate. He explains the inspiration for this artist project.

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