Peter Blake is one of Britain's most distinguished artists and Royal Academicians. He is famous for designing the front of the Sergeant Pepper album cover. Since 1960 Peter Blake has been represented in over 30 exhibitions around the world. His
paintings are also exhibited in public collections at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Tate Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, among others.
Peter Blake attended the Junior Art Department of Gravesend Technical College School
of Art from 1946 - 1949 and then Gravesend School of Art 1949 - 1951. He was accepted at the Royal College of Art, London in 1950, but carried out his national service in the RAF before going on to study at the Royal College from 1953. Blake taught
at St. Martins School of Art, London (1966 - 1962) at Harrow School of Art, Walthamstow School of Art and also at the Royal College of Art (1964 - 1976).
In 1985 Blake designed the poster for Live Aid, the world's largest ever
multi-national pop concert in aid of famine relief in Africa. Similarly, in 1995 he was commissioned to design the cover of Paul Weller's album 'Stanley Road'.
Peter Blake was elected Royal Academician in 1981 (ARA 1974) and was awarded the
CBE in 1983.
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