Works
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47 inch Rhino 1972/2004
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Fergusons Gulf Spit, Kids and Birds, 1965/2003
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Lake Rudolf diptych, 1965
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Child and Monkey with Camera, Masongalani, 1960 / 2003
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El Greco, 1965-68
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Kamante Last Photo, 1984
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Last Photo of 'The Curse', Alia Bay, Sept 1966
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Northi Chongo Grooming Tactics, for Zara's Tales. Hog Ranch, 1967
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Diary Page
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Diary Page
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Diary Page, 1991
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From ‘The End of the Game’ 1975, commissioned by Warhol for Interview Magazine, 1975
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Massai Girls “We nations of Europe....” 1972/2002
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The Wildman El Greco, Lake Rudolph
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Peter Beard Limited Art Edition Book, 2006
Biography
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.
Exhibitions
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PARIS PHOTO 2023
GRAND PALAIS ÉPHÉMÈRE 9 - 12 Nov 2023Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to share a preview of our Paris Photo presentation. The fair opens at the Grand Palais Éphémère in the grounds of the Champ-de-Mars on Wednesday...Read more -
Photo London
Somerset House • Stand W02 10 - 14 May 2023Michael Hoppen is pleased to return to the 8th edition of Photo London with an exciting selection of works by iconic contemporary artists as well as newly-released works.Read more -
Paris Photo 2022
Grand Palais Éphémère • Stand D27 10 - 13 Nov 2022For this year’s edition of Paris Photo, the Michael Hoppen Gallery has curated an exhibition of exquisite, unique works. The term ‘unique’ has become ubiquitous, but we use it here...Read more -
The Photography Show, AIPAD 2022
Center415 • Stand 222 20 - 22 May 2022After what seems like an eternity, we are so looking forward to once again being in New York for The Photography Show presented by AIPAD. To be amongst you, our...Read more -
PHOTO LONDON 2021
Somerset House • STAND C1 8 - 12 Sep 2021Dear Friends, We are very excited to be exhibiting at Photo London again, opening at Somerset House on Wednesday 8 September. You will find us at stand C1 on the...Read more -
Photo London 2020
Online Fair 7 - 18 Oct 2020Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to be participating in the 2020 edition of Photo London and we would love to invite you to join us at our virtual booth. We...Read more -
AIPAD, NEW YORK
BOOTH 603 4 Apr - 7 Mar 2019BOOTH 603 Exhibited Artists: Nobuyoshi Araki Peter Beard Guy Bourdin Siân Davey Eamonn Doyle Masahisa Fukase Fergus Greer Chiero (Count Louis Hamon) Eikoh Hosoe Ishiuchi Miyako Sarah Moon Daido Moriyama...Read more -
Art Genève 2018
Palexpo • BOOTH D44 1 - 4 Feb 2018A preview of the Michael Hoppen Gallery booth for Art Geneva, 2018Read more -
PAD 2016
Booth A18 3 - 9 Oct 2016Explore a selection of the works Michael Hoppen Gallery will be taking to PAD, London, 2016Read more -
? The image as question
28 Sep - 26 Nov 2016'? The image as question: An exhibition of evidential photography' is a large group show at Michael Hoppen Gallery.Read more -
Peter Beard
Time's Up 29 Nov 2006 - 3 Jan 2007Peter Beard once described himself as the ‘ultimate lazy-man’ and ‘someone who has never made plans for anything’. This in many ways could not be further from the truth. Not...Read more
News
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Photo London 2023
Michael Hoppen's Highlights May 10, 2023Michael Hopen Gallery is delighted to return to Somerset House for the 8th edition of Photo London. For this year's edition, we are proud to...Read more -
Paris Photo 2022
Michael Hoppen's Highlights November 1, 2022Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to share a preview of our Paris Photo presentation. The fair opens at the Grand Palais Éphémère in the grounds...Read more -
New Peter Beard Biography
"Wild" by Graham Boynton July 22, 2022Graham Boynton's Wild is the definitive biography of photographer Peter Beard, a larger-than-life icon who pushed the boundaries of art and scandalized international high society...Read more -
The Photography Show Presented by AIPAD 2022
MICHAEL HOPPEN'S HIGHLIGHTS April 29, 2022After what seems like an eternity, we are so looking forward to once again being in New York for The Photography Show presented by AIPAD!...Read more -
Recently Added to Bookshop
Peter Beard: Limited Art Edition April 5, 2022We are excited to announce that we have a copy of Taschen's Limited Art Edition Peter Beard opus available for purchase on our bookshop. This...Read more -
Peter Beard (1938-2020)
The New York Times January 12, 2021Peter Beard, a New York photographer, artist and naturalist to whom the word “wild” was roundly applied, both for his death-defying photographs of African wildlife...Read more
Publications
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Peter Beard
Limited Art Edition Beard, Peter; Beard, Nejma; Edwards, Owen; Aronson, Steven M.L., 2006Hardback, 616 pagesRead more
Publisher: Taschen
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Peter Beard "Stress & Density" Exhibition Poster
10 October - 12 December, 1998 CAMERA WORK GalleryNewspaper posterRead more
Dimensions: 64 x 114 x 1 cm
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