Bidspirit auction | Peter Hill Beard (1938 -

Peter Hill Beard (1938 - 2020) - Peter Hill Beard Taschen Art Ed. SIGNED NUMBERED (3 part). Rare in the original box, never displayed Taschen Art Edition Collectors SIGNED NUMBER BOOK #1748 by Peter Hill Beard. This Sculpture-Volume Multiple (including two volumes, signed and numbered with the wooden lectern) Large edition book measures 20 x 14 in Ed. 1784/ 2500 DIMENSIONS: The smaller black book is 9.5 x 11 inches and the large edition is 22 x 15.5 inches The whole collection is in a box measuring 10.5 x 26 x 20 inches Peter Hill Beard (1938 - 2020) was active/lived in New York, Alabama / Africa. Peter Beard is known for Photo collage, wild game and celebrities. Known for collage work combining photographs and journals, Peter Beard, ”well known for his handsome looks, ” documents his urbane lifestyle that includes African travels, especially endangered African elephants, association with Hollywood celebrities, the New York art scene, and insider relationships during the Kennedy administration. His work reflects his relationships with notables such as Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Jackie Onassis, and supermodels such as his first wife, Cheryl Tiegs.  Page after page of his work ”is covered with photographs of women, transcribed telephone messages, marginalia in India ink, clippings from the daily newspapers, dried leaves and insects, old sepia-toned photographs, drawings of animals and people by Kikuyu artists, quotes by Joseph Conrad, found objects, images of decaying elephant carcasses, and sometimes, Beard's own blood.”