Sir Peter Blake is a British pop artist, painter and printmaker, best known for co-designing the cover of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967. Born in Dartford in Kent, he studied at Gravesend Technical College school of art and the Royal College of Art. In 1969 he moved to live near Bath, and in 1975 he was a founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists, a group of painters inspired by the English countryside. He was knighted in 2002 for services to art.
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Pop artist and designer of the Sgt. Pepper album cover
- Born
- 25 June 1932, Dartford, Kent (94)
Where to see their work
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The Secret Life of Colour, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol
Opens Saturday 24 October, until Sun 31 Jan
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Peter Blake: In the Studio, Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing
Opens Wednesday 25 November, until Sun 18 Apr
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Peter Blake: Pop Art Life, National Portrait Gallery, London
Opens Thursday 11 February, until Sun 23 May
Further reading: Wikipedia