Sir Peter Blake – The Beatles Sgt. Pepper Album Cover Artist
Sir Peter Blake is a famous pop artist from England. He was born in the year 1932 and is still living today. Blake often paints images for commercials, advertisements, and wrestlers. He is most famous for painting album covers such as Sgt. Pepper in 1967 for The Beatles and Face Dances for The Who. Blake had his first single exhibition in 1960 and around 1961 he became a recognizable icon for emerging pop artists. Blake also won the 1961 John Moore’s Junior Award for his painting Self Portrait with Badges. His popularity exploded after he starred in Ken Russels’s film, Pop Goes the Easel. In 2002, Blake was given knighthood for his services to art.
