Works
  • Peter Beard, Francis Bacon portrait, 1972
    Francis Bacon portrait, 1972
  • Peter Beard, Large Tusker, (circa 150lbs - 165lbs Per Side), On The Athi-tiva Dry River In Tsavo North (near Kathamula Camp) In February 1965 , 1965/1998
    Large Tusker, (circa 150lbs - 165lbs Per Side), On The Athi-tiva Dry River In Tsavo North (near Kathamula Camp) In February 1965 , 1965/1998
  • Peter Beard, Lake Rudolf diptych, 1965
    Lake Rudolf diptych, 1965
  • Peter Beard, Fergusons Gulf Spit, Kids and Birds, 1965/2003
    Fergusons Gulf Spit, Kids and Birds, 1965/2003
  • Peter Beard, 47 inch Rhino 1972/2004
    47 inch Rhino 1972/2004
  • Peter Beard, Child and Monkey with Camera, Masongalani, 1960 / 2003
    Child and Monkey with Camera, Masongalani, 1960 / 2003
  • Peter Beard, El Greco, 1965-68
    El Greco, 1965-68
  • Peter Beard, Kamante Last Photo, 1984
    Kamante Last Photo, 1984
  • Peter Beard, Last Photo of 'The Curse', Alia Bay, Sept 1966
    Last Photo of 'The Curse', Alia Bay, Sept 1966
  • Peter Beard, Northi Chongo Grooming Tactics, for Zara's Tales. Hog Ranch, 1967
    Northi Chongo Grooming Tactics, for Zara's Tales. Hog Ranch, 1967
  • Peter Beard, Diary Page
    Diary Page
  • Peter Beard, Diary Page
    Diary Page
  • Peter Beard, Diary Page, 1991
    Diary Page, 1991
  • Peter Beard, Massai Girls “We nations of Europe....” 1972/2002
    Massai Girls “We nations of Europe....” 1972/2002
  • Peter Beard, The Wildman El Greco, Lake Rudolph
    The Wildman El Greco, Lake Rudolph
  • Peter Beard, 'Now tell me, Jelly, who is thois Warhol' ? From ‘The End of the Game’ 1975, commissioned by Andy Warhol for Interview Magazine, 1975
    'Now tell me, Jelly, who is thois Warhol' ? From ‘The End of the Game’ 1975, commissioned by Andy Warhol for Interview Magazine, 1975
  • Peter Beard, Peter Beard Limited Art Edition Book, 2006
    Peter Beard Limited Art Edition Book, 2006
Biography
View works. Peter Beard, Fergusons Gulf Spit, Kids and Birds, 1965/2003
Fergusons Gulf Spit, Kids and Birds, 1965/2003
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Peter Beard was an American photographer and writer best known for his collage work and extensive diaries. While moving around between Long Island, New York City, and Alabama during his childhood, Beard took on the habit of keeping diaries that later became source material for many of his collage works.
 
 
Photographer, writer, diarist, anthropologist, historian and socialite. A man of extremes, excesses, and possible contradictions, Beard led the kind of wild, rugged life fictionalized by writers such as Hemingway. 
 
 
Beard documented his travels and photographs within his diaries from the age of twelve, shortly before his first trip to Kenya in August 1955. In 1957, Beard applied as a pre-med student to Yale before switching to art history, studying under the influential art historian and theoretician, Joseph Albers. After graduating, Beard returned to Kenya, where he made his home in East Africa, acquiring “Hog Ranch,” the property adjacent to author Karen Blixen’s, near the Ngong Hills. 

In the early 1960s, he worked at Tsavo National Park, where he photographed and documented the demise of elephants and Black Rhinos, and published multiple books on the subject. During this period, he began to create photographic collages that explored the interconnectedness of humans and animals. In addition to his own work, Beard befriended and collaborated with many artists, including Andy Warhol, Andrew Wyeth, Richard Lindner, Terry Southern, Truman Capote, and Francis Bacon. In addition to his collaborations with well-known artists, he photographed prominent politicians, supermodels, rock stars, and New York City celebrities throughout the 1970s and 1980s. After his first exhibition in 1975, at the Blum Helman Gallery, Beard continued to show his work at galleries in Paris, Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, and cities throughout Africa.
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