75 Years of The Beano
by Peter Blake

Peter Blake

Painter of urban realist subjects and pioneer of ‘Pop Art’. Born 25 June 1932 at Dartford, Kent. Studied at Gravesend Art School 1948–51; served in the R.A.F. 1951–3; continued his studies at the R.C.A. 1953–6; won the Leverhulme Research Award to study popular art and travelled in Holland, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain 1956–7; was influenced by American realist painters. Exhibited at the R.A. 1954 and 1955; ‘Daily Express’ Young Artists Exhibition 1955; Five Painters, I.C.A. 1958; awarded First Prize in the Junior Section, John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 1961. First one-man exhibition at the Portal Gallery 1962.

Address: