The romance of BOB PEAK

Since I did the brief post on Bob Peak I found this postcard that was sent to me by my best friend in 1968. As I said in the previous post, Peak did movie posters which may be familiar to many of you. This one was for the movie Camelot.

I get a big kick out of what my friend wrote so long ago:

I thought you would groove on this picture. I picked up a few at the movie. I LOVE IT (the movie & the card). It will make another addition to your ever growing (oh dear) postcard collection.

And she still finds cards to send me. She has been the ongoing lifeblood of my collection.

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BOB PEAK

In '73 I was getting ready for my first trip to Europe. I was also about to graduate from art college. TWA put out these brochures which I quickly grabbed because they were illustrated by Bob Peak. Bob Peak was one of the inspirational illustrators whose work I collected and I just recently found these brochure covers hidden away in an old folder. I loved his style which often had a collage look, bits and pieces neatly sewn together to make a whole. Back then his work was in every Illustrator's Annual, TV Guide covers, movie posters, magazine illustrations. I wish I'd saved more. 

He was born Robert "Bob" M. Peak on May 30, 1927 and died August 1, 1992. To read more about Bob Peak check out this site which is affiliated with a show opening today at the Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles. You'll see work you recognize. He set a style that illustrators followed for decades. For another perspective click here.

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