Peter Beard. Fifty Years of Portraits

by BEARD, PETER

$6,500 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · Signed

Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1999. First Edition. Wonderful signed presentation copy from photographer Peter Beard. Beard took his left hand and wrist, dipped it in blood red and metallic gold acrylic paint, and placed it on the title page giving a terrific textured handprint. Around the handprint Beard has inscribed by the author: “Salaams & warmest regards. To Susan XOXOXOX, Peter Beard, Box 603 Montauk. Bahat Kubwa.” The front free endpaper has been neatly spread, thus making the title page signature and artwork all the more dramatic at first opening. There are some spatterings of red and gold paint on the front pastedown with a 4” x 5” black & white photograph by Peter Beard affixed to the lower left corner of an aerial shot of what appears to be an animal’s skeleton on an African river bank. A photograph self-portrait is affixed to the front board of this brown leatherette crimson stamped coffee table book. Fine copy without dust jacket as issued. An amazing collection of Beard’s photographs turned into color collages using paint, handwriting, and textured objects. Contains many images of his passionate interest in African culture, landscape, and wild life, and includes images by him (in some cases several each) of many notables including Isak Dinesen, Truman Capote, Andy Warholm Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger, Maude Adams, Francis Bacon, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, etc. A remarkable book of striking imagery and sometimes tragic beauty. Scarce in a presentati

• Publisher: Arena Editions
• Year: 1999
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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