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Peter Blake
Side Show1974-1978

Not on view
Lithograph portrait of a seated heavyset man in a ruffled clown collar and baggy trousers, facing forward, on cream deckle-edged paper
Mezzotint or aquatint print, three-quarter portrait of a bearded figure in profile with long braided hair, wearing layered bead necklaces and a patterned garment, rendered in deep blacks and fine tonal gradations on deckle-edged paper, numbered and signed in pencil below the image.
Limited-edition print, numbered and signed in pencil below the image. Waist-up portrait of a shirtless man with arms crossed, his torso and arms densely covered with tattoos including birds, anchors, and figures. Fine crosshatched linework on cream deckle-edged paper.
Black and white woodblock print on white deckle-edged paper; a tall figure in a top hat, vest, and trousers stands before billowing striped tent fabric, while a smaller figure in a suit and bow tie sits perched on their shoulder holding a cane; fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Black and white print on deckle-edged paper; a young child in a dress stands beside a large dog in a doorway, facing a standing adult figure in dark clothing; strong tonal contrast with dense black background.
Artist or Maker
Peter Blake
England, Kent, Dartford, born 1932
Title
Side Show
Place Made
England
Date Made
1974-1978
Medium
Engravings
Dimensions
Closed: 12 × 9 7/8 × 3/4 in. (30.48 × 25.08 × 1.91 cm) Sheet (each): 10 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (26.67 × 21.27 cm) Image (each): 6 × 5 1/8 in. (15.24 × 13.02 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of R.B. Kitaj
Accession Number
M.2002.198.7.1-.5
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© Peter Blake / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London