Peter Beard

Photographer, collector, diarist, and writer of books Peter Beard has fashioned his life into a work of art; the illustrated diaries he kept from a young age evolved into a serious career as an artist and earned him a central position in the international art world. He was painted by Francis Bacon, painted on by Salvador Dalí, and made diaries with Andy Warhol; he toured with Truman Capote and the Rolling Stones, created books with Jacqueline Onassis and Mick Jagger - all of whom are brought to life, literally and figuratively, in his work. As a fashion photographer, he took Vogue stars like Veruschka to Africa and brought new ones - most notably Iman - back to the U.S. with him. Peter Beard´s most important collages are included, along with hundreds of smaller-scale works and diaries, magnified to show every detail - from Beard´s meticulous handwriting and old-masters-inspired drawings to stones and bones and bits of animals pasted to the page. Multilingual Edition: English, French, German.