Peter Blake

b.1932
​Sir Peter Blake CBE RDI RA, born in 1932 in Dartford, England, is a British painter, printmaker, sculptor, and draughtsman. Blake graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1956 and taught for a number of years in various art schools, including at the RCA from 1964 until 1976.

Peter Blake earned international fame in the 1960s as one of the leading creators in the British Pop Art movement. His work has been featured in many individual and group shows all over the world, he has won several grants and awards, and been the subject of numerous television and film documentaries over the course of his career.

In 1967, he co-created the sleeve design for his most famous work, the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His other works include the cover of the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984), the Live Aid concert poster (1985), Eric Clapton's 24 Nights (1990-91), and the covers for two of The Who's albums Face Dances (1981) and WHO (2019), among others.

Blake was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1981, appointed a CBE in 1983, and in 2002 he was knighted at Buckingham Palace for his services to art.

His work has been featured in and held by major public and private institutions and collections throughout the world, from the Tate Gallery in London to the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

He lives and works in London.