Peter Blake and ‘Pop’

Synopsis

In discussing the work produced by ‘pop’ artist Peter Blake for advertisements, record sleeves and other popular commercial designs, this study throws light on the emergence of a new idea of ‘Britishness’ at a time of great social upheaval in the 1960s. The slides cover over two decades of the artist’s work, from Blake’s ‘pop’ portraits of the 1960s to his book covers of the 1970s through to his designs for the ‘Feed the World’ campaign of 1984.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 12 slides.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale; 2005 sale: £18.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Notes

See THE COMMERCIAL WORK OF PETER BLAKE, a longer version of this programme.

Documentation

Accompanying 10-page text with introduction, biographical dates, commentary, bibliography.

Subjects

Art; Design

Keywords

advertising; art - pop art; commercial art

Credits

Writer

James Aulich

Distributor

Name

Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design

Email

c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk

Web

http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/visualresources/slidesets/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0161 247 1930

Fax

0161 247 6897

Address

The Visual Resources Curator
Righton Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG