Peter beard

Whether photographing elephants or Mick Jagger, Beard approached the world with a spirit of inquiry and adventure. We look back on the work of a pioneer, who died earlier this month

The artist and bon vivant lived a spectacular life, but in death, shadows loom over his legacy.

“But Who Can Recall, or Done Undo,” Diary Page, April 26

The photographer, who died this week at 82, was an avatar of the romantic, adventurous, and elemental life.

Editions – Peter Beard Studio

Toward sunset find a silent shuttered room. Sit or lie; let your eyes slide shut, your heart slow. Your mind will likely race - a smear of pictures, leering sideshows, music. Places you've tasted, your private dreams. All ways to bribe you from the dare you take, this risk of a trek toward home, a...

The wild life of “half Byron, half Tarzan”, high-born photographer, adventurer and bon viveur Peter Beard.

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Andy Warhol called him a modern Tarzan. “He jumps in and out of the snake pit he keeps at his home. He cuts himself and paints with the blood. He wears sandals and no socks in the middle of Winter. He lived in a parked car on 13th Street for six months. He moved when he woke up and found a transvestite sleeping on the roof.” Pssst! You've stumbled across content that is exclusive to Nessy's Keyholders. There’s a new way to access the really special stuff from Messy Nessy Chic … Hidden…

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