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Artist: Peter Blake (1932 - )
Nationality: British
Movement: Pop Art
Media: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture
Influences:
Biography:
Peter Blake was one of the leading figures in the development of Pop art. He incorporates imagery from modern culture into his work, including comic books, consumer goods, and advertisements. His most recognized work is the cover for The Beatles’s album, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. He was a member of the painter’s group, the Brotherhood of Ruralists, which he co-founded in1975.
Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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William Blake
Democritus; Plate 25 from Essays on Physiognomy by John Caspar Lavater
Engravings
1789
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William Blake
Frontispiece from Observations on Man by David Hartley, engraved by Blake after Shackelton
Engravings
1791
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Francis Alexander - Sarah Blake Sturgis 1835 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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William Blake
And My Servant Job Shall Pray for You
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
The Grave by Robert Blair, London 1813; designed by Blake engraved by Luigi Schiavonetti; The Day of Judgment
Engravings
1808
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William Blake
Complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Cover sheet: Illustrations of the Book of Job
Drypoint
1825
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William Blake
Complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Wilson Lowry
Engraving
1824
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Julius LeBlanc Stewart - Portrait of Mrs. Francis Stanton Blake 1908 oil on canvas The Walters Art Museum American
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William Blake
The Graveä (London: R. Ackermannä, 1813)
book with etchings
1813
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William Blake
Mrs. Q. (Mrs. Harriet Quentin)
Stipple, printed in colors
1820
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William Blake
Illustration No.8 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821; Designed and engraved by Blake
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Plate 12: "I am young and ye are very old" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 1: "Thus did Job continually" Complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 2: "When the Almighty was yet with me.." from Complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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Peter Wtewael - The Denial of Peter 1620's oil on wood Cleveland Museum of Art Dutch
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William Blake
The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
book with engravings
1797
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William Blake
The Complaint of Job
Gray wash on thin wove paper
circa 1786
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William Blake
Plate 7: "And when they lifted up their eyes.." from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 18: "And my servant Job shall pray for you", from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 8: "Let the Day perish wherein I was born" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 4: "And I only am escaped alone to tell thee" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Beggar's Opera, Act III "When My Hero in Court Appears, &c."
Engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
illustration for p.72 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
illustration for p. 40 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
illustration for p. 41 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
illustration for p. 54 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.80 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
illustration for p. 46 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.93 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.88 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
illustration for p. 23 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 13 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 12 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 10 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 8 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 16 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 1 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 15 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 24 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 19 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 7 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 27 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 26 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 4 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 25 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
Plate 19: "Every one also gave him a piece of money" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 9: "Then a spirit passed before my face" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 21: "So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than the beginning" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 17: "I have heard thee with the hearing of the ear..." from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 14: "When the morning Stars sang together" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 13: "Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 6: "And smote Job with sore boils" from complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 10: "The just upright man is laughed to scorn" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Plate 5: "Then went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord" from complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
illustration for p. 63 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.90 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.92 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.95 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.73 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p. 57 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.87 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p. 55 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.75 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.86 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p.70 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
illustration for p. 49 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
Plate 15: "Behold now Behemoth which I made with thee" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
illustration for p. 35 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 33 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 31 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1796
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William Blake
illustration for p. 37 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1796
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William Blake
Plate 20: "There were not found women fair as the daughters of Job" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
Night the Second, part-title on p. 17 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1796
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William Blake
Tornado; Plate added to third edition of The Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin
Engravings
1795
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William Blake
Fertilization of Egypt; Plate 2 in part I from The Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin
Engravings
1791
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William Blake
Plate 16: "Thou hast fulfilled the Judgment of the wicked" from the complete proof edition of Book of Job
Engraving
1825
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William Blake
"Murder"(recto) and "Famine" (verso) trial proofs on both sides for Europe: A Prophecy
Engraving
1794
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William Blake
Balladsä relating to Animals by William Hayley (London: Richard Phillips, 1805)
book with 5 engravings
1805
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William Blake
The Christian Triumph, part-title on p.65 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
1797
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William Blake
Night the Third, Narcissa, part-title on p. 43 in the book, The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughtsä (London: R. Edwards, 1797)
engraving
circa 1797
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William Blake
The Dog, frontispiece in the book Balladsä relating to Animals by William Hayley (London: Richard Phillips, 1805)
engraving
1805
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William Blake
The Goat Without a Beard, opposite page 99 in the book, Fables by John Gay (London: John Stockdale, 1793), Vol. 1
Engraving
1793
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William Blake
Illustration No.2 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.15: The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.13 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.12 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.10 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.3 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No. 14 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.5 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.6 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.16 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.9 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.4 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engravings
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.7 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.1 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
Illustration No.11 - The Pastorals of Virgil by Robert John Thornton, Third Edition, London 1821;
Wood engraving
18th - 19th century
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William Blake
The Horse, plate opposite page 204 in the book Balladsä relating to Animals (London: Richard Phillips, 1805)
engraving
1805
Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (30)
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Somerset House: Quentin Blake: Fifty Years of Illustration
Rough designs, preliminary drawings and finished originals as well as the final publications will appeal to adults and children alike, providing a unique insight into the working methods of one of Britain's best-loved illustrators.
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Helsinski City Art Museum: William Blake
Born in London in 1757, William Blake's thinking was much influenced by the French Revolution, which was generally
regarded as a sign of the dawning of a new age in Europe. Blake saw himself primarily as a prophet, for whom art was a
way o...
National Gallery: TELL ME A PICTURE: An exhibition selected by Quentin Blake
Mysterious, exciting, touching and sometimes disturbing, they
are all distinguished by their pictorial inventiveness. Quentin Blake, who
is widely known for his illustrations to the books of Roald Dahl, has won an
international reputation for ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: William Blake's Masterpieces
Many of the artist's greatest works will be on view in William Blake,
including the apocalyptic Angel of the Revelation (ca. 1803-05, The
Metropolitan Museum o...
Tate Britian: William Blake
The exhibition will contain four sections, each of
which will look at a facet of Blake's art and life. One of
these sections Ch...
Tate Britian: ART NOW - Cerith Wyn Evans: Cleave 00
Wyn Evans began his career as a film and video maker, but more recently he has created
sculptures and installations using combinations of materials such as neon lighting,
mirrors, fireworks and plants.
For...
Art Gallery of York University: Jeremy Blake: Winchester Trilogy
Blake's projections probe the psychological aura of this architectural wonder constructed by Sara Winchester, widow of the heir to the Winchester rifle fortune, over the course of thirty-eight years, beginning in the late nineteenth century. After...
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens: Vision and Verse: William Blake
Although little known in his own lifetime, William Blake (1757-1827) is now
one of the most celebrated artists and poets in the English-speaking world.
His ability to express his imaginative vision through both pictures and
poems makes his tale...
National Museums Liverpool: Call for Artists: John Moores 24
The deadline to register to enter is 17 February 2006 - just a month away!
For full details visit www.thewalker.org.uk/johnmoores24
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J. Paul Getty Center: THE BODY BEAUTIFUL: Artists Draw The Nude (1440-1850)
Mastering the depiction of the nude figure has long been a cornerstone of an artist’s
training. Classical form prevailed through the Renaissance. Male nudes were drawn with
finely detailed, strongly define...
National Gallery: My Queen Elizabeth: 50 Prizewinning Entries from the CBBC 'Blue Peter' Golden Jubilee Portrait Competition
Entries were judged in three categories, 7 years and under, 8 to 10 years and 11 to 15 years, by a panel including National Gallery Director Neil MacGregor and artist and illustrator Quentin Blake, who will also open the exhibition.The pictures wi...
Royal Academy of the Arts: 233rd SUMMER EXHIBITION 2001
As usual, there will also be a room displaying prints and drawings by both Academicians and other artists. Sculpture will also feature greatly in the
exhibition, with works displayed amongst the paintings within each of the categories. In addit...
Frye Art Museum: Heightened Realities: The Monotypes of Ruth Weisberg
The monotype process involves drawing or painting on a flat surface and then
transferring the image by means of pressure onto a sheet of paper. Only one strong
impression can be taken. Weisberg uses oil paint and printing ink, applying the med...
Whitney Museum of Art: Bitstreams: Contemporary Art Harnesses Digital Media
In conjunction with BitStreams, Performance on 42nd
presents Pulse, a series of four events featuring live
performances intertwined with digital media.
...
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard: Timeless Beauty: Representing the Ideal in Neoclassical Drawing
Timeless Beauty examines the origins, development, and ultimate dissolution of the drawing style of extreme linearity favored by artists working in the Neoclassical mode. Beginning in the 1750’s and lasting into the early decades of the 1800’s, arti...
Victoria and Albert Museum: Five New Painting Galleries to Open
The V&A has remarkable collections of eighteenth and nineteenth century British landscape paintings and watercolours (the national collection of watercolours is held at the V&A). Three galleries will focus on the image of landscape in Britain as...
Victoria and Albert Museum: V&A Illustration Awards 2004
This year's judging panel was artist Gavin Turk, writer and
broadcaster Joan Bakewell, illustrator and RCA senior tutor Andrzej
Klimowski and V&A Director Mark Jones. The Illustration Awards were
established in 1972. Previous award winners incl...
National Gallery: A Private Passion: 19th-Century Paintings and Drawings from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection, Harvard University
The exhibition is organised by the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in collaboration with the National Gallery, London, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon and Réunion des Musées Nationaux, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ...
Bonhams London: The Sovereign European Art Prize 2005
Commenting
on the short listing process Sir Peter Blake said ‘This was a tricky business. There were many surprises
and new discoveries. If this standard is maintained the Sovereign European Prize will quickly establish
itself as an important p...
Laguna Art Museum: California Holiday: The E. Gene Crain Collection
Support for the exhibition has been provided by the Festival of Arts Foundation, the City of Laguna Beach, the Fieldstone Foundation, Jim and Martha Newkirk, John and Barbara Bing, the late Rex Brandt, Gerald and Bente Buck, Mary and Matt Lawson, ...
Kettle's Yard Gallery, University of Cambridge: The Print Show
For over 30 years Cambridge has been a centre of excellence and innovation
in printmaking, attracting artists from around the world. Each studio has
its own area of expertise - lithography at The Curwen Studio,
screenprinting at The Print Studi...
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Draftsman's Art: Master Drawings from the National Gallery of Scotland
The Draftsman's Art spans the 15th to the 19th centuries with drawings by
Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Peter Paul Rubens, François Boucher, William
...
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens: RUTH WEISBERG: CANTO V: A WHIRLWIND OF LOVERS
In Weisberg's monumental painting---a pensive exploration of the nature of passion and love---couples come together but remain emotionally separate, suggesting that
despite the intensity of the moment in which the lovers should be transported, t...
Parsons Exhition Center: Drawing in the Present Tense
This show is based on a series of simple observations about the drawing process. The creative process itself often has its origins in drawing. In this view, drawing comes about from a succession of traces, impulses and sensations that form an end...
Davis Museum and Cultural Center: Surrounding Interiors: Views Inside the Car
This exhibition features 24 works by 17 contemporary artists in photography, video, sculpture, painting and
multi-media who explore the mutable nature of the car interior. Works by artists Andrew Bush, Nan Goldin and
Alex Harris (photography);...
Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College: image a new - Re:locations - FLESH and FLUID: Three Spring Thesis Exhibitions
image a new, curated by Carina Plath, reconsiders the situation of the image in the arts today. The emergence of digital technology has reopened a discussion of the image as a medium of representation. The artists in the exhibition—Ola Bill...
Cleveland Museum of Art: Trenton Doyle Hancock: Moments in Mound History
Trenton Doyle Hancocks art reveals an obsession with feelings and imparts associations that are personal and universal, factual and fictive. Through an idiosyncratic narrative of his own design, Hancock tackles sticky subjects and addresses the co...
Tate Gallery, Liverpool: Figurative Art at the End of the Century
Many of these works have only just been
acquired by the Tate and are on show in Liverpool for the first
time. Together, they create a powerful spectacle and raise issues
...
Sheffield Galleries and Museum Trust, Graves Art Gallery: Tate Sculpture: The Human Figure in British Art from Moore to Gormley
Tate Sculpture will display 20 major works focussing on the human form, by
internationally renowned masters such as Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth,
alongside contemporary artists such as Sarah Lucas, Ron Mueck and Antony
Gormley. Tate Sculptu...
Workmens Cirle: A Shenere Velt Gallery: A Jewish Portrait Gallery: Questions of Seeing and Looking
Included works are by Laurel Paley, with her
intriguing semi-abstractions, Lucille Dratler and Gabriella Karin, whose art
is inspired by Holocaust survivorship, and Ilse Gordon, whose moody faces
evoke pre-war Vienna and modern, intellectual Je...
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