Commercial Work of Peter Blake, The

Synopsis

Peter Blake established himself in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a leading exponent of the idiom now known as pop art, and his work at that time was a direct and spontaneous celebration of popular imagery. Blake has continued to gather images from a wide spectrum of mass media sources, and his work ranges from slides of his record sleeves for ‘The Beatles’ and his book cover designs, through to the ‘Live Aid’ publicity of 1985, advertising, and posters.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 41 slides.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale; 2005 sale: £53.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Documentation

Accompanying 18-page text with introduction, biographical dates, commentary, bibliography.

Subjects

Art; Design

Keywords

advertising; art - pop art; commercial art; posters

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