Lisa Gaye by Peter Beard

Peter Beard is so precious to me as an artist, a photographer and a friend . I met Peter many years ago at an Odeon luncheon that Interview Magazine was throwing. The leopard dress I was wearing attracted him and he wanted to shoot me in it. So we did. The results became my headshot. It wasn't long before Maurizio whipped out a video camera and started shooting the shoot with Peter directing. That evening was extra special because I met Brooke Hunyady who did the makeup and hair. Brooke is an exceptional photographer too and we went on to shoot a huge body of work together.

There are many books out there on or by Peter Beard and fortunately a couple on my shelf have been signed by him. Keeping true to his cronic artistry, Peter couldn't just put down a plain signature. Instead he made art out of it. Someone should do a book on Peter's art of signing books. Trying in earnest not to injure the material, below are scans produced on my modest home equipment.

EYELIDS OF MORNING

THE ADVENTURES AND MISADVENTURES OF PETER BEARD IN AFRICA

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