Peter Blake's ABC

Name: Peter Blake's ABC
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781854378163
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Peter Blake's ABC showcases the iconic British pop artist's unique eye for the quirky and overlooked. Famous for designing the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, Blake presents an alphabetical journey through his extensive collection of objects and ephemera, reflecting his strong graphic sensibility and love of popular culture. This charming book highlights his work in painting, collage, and album sleeve design for legendary musicians spanning generations.
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This collectible book is ideal for art lovers, fans of British Pop Art, music enthusiasts familiar with iconic album covers, and those who appreciate creativity in visual culture. Its charm makes it suitable for readers both young and old.

Pop artist Peter Blake has an eye for the quirky and the overlooked. As well as being known as a painter, Blake is renowned for his works on paper and as a leading exponent of collage. This work displays the strong graphic sensibility and the love of popular culture for which the artist has long been renowned.

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Pop artist Peter Blake has an eye for the quirky and the overlooked. Best known for the pivotal role he played in the development of British Pop Art, most famously the design of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album sleeve, Blake has never stopped working and exhibiting. Successive generations of British artists have cited him as an influence.

As well as being known as a painter, Blake is renowned for his works on paper and as a leading exponent of collage. He has designed sleeves for albums by generations of recording artists, from The Who to Paul Weller and Oasis.

This charming ABC is composed from the extensive collection of objects and ephemera he has gathered in his studio during his long career. Peter Blake's ABC displays the strong graphic sensibility and the love of popular culture for which the artist has long been renowned. This charming and collectible book will delight young and old alike.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781854378163

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tate Publishing

Illustration: 56 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 176.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 64

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Peter Blake

About the Author

Peter Blake was a pioneer of the Pop Art movement in the UK in the 1950s and
'60s. His interest in and appropriation of popular culture, as seen in his portraits of movie and pop stars and his re-creations of commercial packaging, predated Warhol. With his design for the album cover of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and other works, he helped create a British Pop aesthetic that defined an era. He continues to work today, and generations of artists have cited him as an influence.