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Peter graduated from the RCA in 1956 having also completed his National Service. He received the Leverhulme Research Award to study popular art whilst travelling Europe and went on to teach for several years at various London Art Schools, all the while working and exhibiting. His first solo show was held in the Portal Gallery in 1962 and since the early 70s his work has regularly been exhibited in one-man shows and retrospectives around the world. In 1981 he was elected a member of the Royal Academy and in 1994 was made the Third Associate Artist of the National Gallery. He was Knighted in 2002.
In pictures: an exhibition of his work in London shows new collages by the king of pop art Peter Blake.
The latest portrait exhibition by the godfather of Pop Art, Sir Peter Blake is the first of its kind to focus solely on the artist’s paintings of people.
Several versions of the Peter Blake Seamaster Omega watches have been produced since his passing in 2001. The most recent addition to the Peter Blake
Peter Blake CBE RDI RA Exhibitions: COLLECT | MODERN ART, 9 Sep - 4 Nov 2023; Sir Peter Blake Solo Exhibition, 10 Sep - 29 Oct 2016; Collect | Modern St Ives + British Art, 21 May - 25 Jun 2016
The artist talks to Martin Gayford about a life spent pushing the possibilities of collage, from his Sgt. Pepper cover to recent digital experiments
Since 1993, the Peter Blake Gallery has been a definitive source for modern and contemporary art. The gallery's program is focused on monochrome, concrete, and reductive abstraction, with an emphasis on California minimalism and Light and Space
For Sir Peter Blake: Things I Love and more of what's on this month visit Red Online...
'The Dazzle Alphabet Letter T' - A signed limited edition silkscreen print with glazes by Sir Peter Blake. Print available individually or as part of the boxed portfolio 'The Dazzle Alphabet'. Printed at Coriander Studios, published by CCA Galleries. The Dazzle motif references Blake’s early work as well as his...
Waddington Custot Galleries are delighted to present Peter Blake: Portraits and People, the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s portraiture. Selected by the artist, the exhibition will feature a significant group of new works alongside earlier paintings which have never been previously exhibited, continuing his series of Wrestlers and...
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For the past 25 years, Sir Peter Blake has been working on illustrations inspired by Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood. He explains how and why he made them to Alice Vincent
Best [object Object] 2025 at UK museums and galleries
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Beautiful tea towel by Tate featuring Peter Blake's Dazzle design. Shop now and support Tate.
