Peter beard

Beard’s recent disappearance and death have brought back memories of the gifted, complicated artist that Dallas’ Karen Blessen encountered decades ago.

The photographer's camera-ready adventures, from Africa to Studio 54, are on display in a career-spanning show.

Safari trips have always had a place of honor in literature and Hollywood movies. Decades ago, safaris were all about superlatives, decadent and opulent at the same time. Yet we cannot argue they exhaled a certain nostalgic charm.

Beard’s image should probably reside in the dictionary next to the word “dashing” (and perhaps also near “shambolic”).

The world has lost a great photographer, artist and adventurer in Peter Beard. But his work lives on, such as in this magnificent illustrated book published by Taschen…

Peter Beard, half Tarzan, half Byron, his photos and collages are not for the faint hearted. From the 60s to the 80s, he was the Golden boy of photography.

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Vogue (December 2006)