Peter beard biography book
Graham Boynton's Wild is the definitive biography of photographer Peter Beard, a larger-than-life icon who pushed the boundaries of art and scandalized.!
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Book: Wild: The Life and Times of Peter Beard
On sale Date:
10/11/2022
Publisher Info:
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An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination.
Martin’s Press
Available for Preorder at:
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million, Bookshop, IndieBound
Book Description:
Graham Boynton's Wild is the definitive biography of photographer Peter Beard, a larger-than-life icon who pushed the boundaries of art and scandalized international high society with his high-profile affairs.
He was the original 20th century “enfant terrible” with the looks of a Greek god who blazed like a comet across the worlds of art, photography, and fame.
The scion of several old WASP fortunes, he was by instinct an adventurer, and the more dangerous the escapade, the better: whether he was hunting big game in Africa, ingesting epic quantities of drugs, or pursuing the most beautiful women in the world.
Among his friends were Jackie Onassis, Andy Warhol, and Francis Bacon. When Peter Beard died