Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 19/12/2008
If you're looking for a last-minute stocking filler for Christmas, the An Alphabet by Sir Peter Blake postcard set might just fit the bill. It is what it says - a set of alphabet postcards, with each letter featuring a...
Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
Think you would have to sell a kidney to buy some artwork by Sir Peter Blake? That's not actually the case - you can pick up this Scrap Book Sailor limited edition print for just over £100. It's a limited...
...18 Hughenden Road... (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Sir Peter Blake, yachtsman, murdered on the 6th of December 2001 while he was on environmental exploration trip in South America, monitoring global warming and pollution for the United Nations. He had a dream in his life, a dream chased for years,... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
... the war with no toys and few books made me start and affected what I later put into my art. See Peter Blake’s new work at Paul Stolper, WC1, Jan 23-Feb 28;
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
... the 1979 Ian Dury single “Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3.” That was the work of the Pop artist Peter Blake. Then there’s the question of whether “cheerful” is an appropriate description of someone who battled depression and chose to end his life. Yet Barney Bubbles did have a cheerful side. In the book his gentle charm is remembered fondly by friends and colleagues. And despite his...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
... the 1979 Ian Dury single “Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3.” That was the work of the Pop artist Peter Blake. Then there’s the question of whether “cheerful” is an appropriate description of someone who battled depression and chose to end his life. Yet Barney Bubbles did have a cheerful side. In the book his gentle charm is remembered fondly by friends and colleagues. And despite his...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
It's an odd choice of title. For starters, Bubbles didn't design the cover of its inspiration, the 1979 Ian Dury single, "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3." That was the work of the pop artist Peter Blake. Then there's the question of whether "cheerful" is an appropriate description of someone who battled with depression, and chose to end his life. Yet Bubbles had a cheerful side. In the...
I Want My Rocky (Free subscription) | 27/12/2008
“Charlie Roos, Peter Blake, John Sanko, Katie Kerwin, Bernie Morson, M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Ed Sealover, the incomparable Lynn Bartels, and so many others all covered politics with great professionalism, insight and humor and they appreciated the roles played by candidates and political hacks like me. They actually liked politics and the people involved.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
"We are very pleased with our 12% gross auction proceeds growth in 2008," said Peter Blake, Ritchie Bros. CEO. "We continued to grow our business and set records at our auction sites around the world, in spite of the global economic turmoil. When economies around the world took a sudden and dramatic downturn at the start of our fourth quarter, some of our customers decided to delay selling...
Scotland on Sunday (Free subscription) | 14/12/2008
... money into the campaign.More than 60 renowned artists including Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Sir Peter Blake, Antony Gormley and Paula Rego pledged their support to the campaign, writing in a joint statement: "We applaud the partnership formed by the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery in London in an effort to acquire the two pictures."The high reputation being...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 14/12/2008
... money into the campaign.More than 60 renowned artists including Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Sir Peter Blake, Antony Gormley and Paula Rego pledged their support to the campaign, writing in a joint statement: "We applaud the partnership formed by the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery in London in an effort to acquire the two pictures."The high reputation being...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... Last year, Mr Jones’s work appeared alongside pieces by Tracey Emin, Damien Hurst and Peter Blake at the same gallery.Jones’ next collection, Beyond Human, shows sports stars morphing into metal objects to depict their strength.He hopes to finish a portrait of Olympic gold medal cyclist Chris Hoy before the Scot arrives in Liverpool for Sunday’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.The...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... in February. Last year, Mr Jones’s work appeared alongside pieces by Tracey Emin, Damien Hurst and Peter Blake at the same gallery.Jones’ next collection, Beyond Human, shows sports stars morphing into metal objects to depict their strength.He hopes to finish a portrait of Olympic gold medal cyclist Chris Hoy before the Scot arrives in Liverpool for Sunday’s BBC Sports Personality...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
... Angel is hand-painted, with influences ranging from Andy Warhol's Marilyn silkscreen paintings to Peter Blake's Sergeant Pepper album cover for The Beatles.It will be on show in London in February.The Angel of the North cost £1million and was designed to withstand winds of over 100mph. Despite initial opposition to the sculpture, it is now considered a landmark for the North-East...
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Twomey first faced trial in 2005 but proceedings were halted for health reasons. He was tried last year but jurors were unable to reach a verdict. The latest trial began at the Old Bailey in July, where Twomey, 60, stood accused alongside co-defendants Peter Blake, Barry Hibberd and Glen Cameron.
