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This new title in the highly-successful "Design Series" features the design work of the acclaimed artist Peter Blake. Best known of the British pop artists, Peter Blake came to fame in the late 1950s and early 1960s with iconic works like "On the Balcony" and "First Real Target" both now in the Tate Gallery. Tate held an exhibition of his works in 1983 as well as a more recent retrospective at Tate Liverpool in 2007. His famous works for album covers, such as "The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" the Band Aid single "Do They Know Its Christmas", the Oasis greatest hits album "Stop the Clocks" and Paul Weller's "Stanley Road" brought him to a wider audience. This stunningly designed book celebrates the brilliant creative talent of a unique British artist.
List of contents
Also available in the 'Design' series: 'E. McKnight Kauffer' ISBN 9781851495207, 'Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious' ISBN 9781851495009, 'Paul Nash and John Nash' ISBN 9781851495191, 'Jan Le Witt and George Him' ISBN 9781851495665, 'Festival of Britain' ISBN 9781851495337, 'Harold Curwen & Oliver Simon: Curwen Press' ISBN 9781851495719, 'David Gentleman' ISBN 9781851495955, 'David Mellor' ISBN 9781851496037, 'Rodchenko' ISBN 9781851495917 and 'Lissitzky' ISBN 9781851496198 Forthcoming: 'GPO' ISBN 9781851495962
About the author
Brian Webb is a designer and visiting Professor at the University of the Arts London.
Peyton Skipwith is an independent art consultant.
Summary
This publicatins celebrates the brilliant creative talent of the acclaimed British artist Peter Blake.
