Peter Dean is a British artist[1] and designer.[2][3] His artistic work often takes inspiration from examples of Victorian letterpress printing He is most notable for his recreation of the Victorian circus poster that was owned by John Lennon and inspired the Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!.[2][4][5] as well as creating the poster at the centre of Stephen Hawking’s famous time travel experiment.[6][7][8] His work can be found in both the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum[2]and the Science Museum,[6] both in London, UK and has also been seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
In 2012, inspired by his affinities for both The Beatles and Victorian letterpress posters, he set about recreating the Victorian circus poster that inspired the Beatles’ song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!.[9] As part of this project, he commissioned wood engraver Andy English as well as letterpress printer Graham Bignell at New North Press in London. A short, independent film created by Nick Esdaile and Joe Fellows documented this project.[10] Dean’s recreation of the print is also featured in Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God by Jon Stewart.[11]
The following year, in 2013, inspired by a newspaper article in which Stephen Hawking described his reception for time travellers,[12] Dean obtained permission from Hawking to create a letterpress-printed invitation to this event. Four variations were made, two limited editions of 100 copies each and two open editions. During an October 2013 meeting at Hawking’s Cambridge University office, Dean gave two limited edition prints to Professor Hawking.[citation needed] Following Hawking’s death in 2018, one of these prints subsequently sold for £11,250 at auction in London.[13]
Dean’s Time Traveller’s Invitation poster has featured in books including To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker[14] and Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work by Roger Highfield[15] as well as a stamp issue by the Royal Mail. In 2014 Dean started work on another project which eventually became 2269, a collaboration with friend Michael Ogden and inspired by Hawking's time traveller party, which seeks to bring about ‘The Greatest Party of All Time’ on June 6th, 2269.[16][17][18][19]
Dean lives and works in London, where he runs Novagram (a creative agency) and Kite (an online print store).
References
edit- ^ "Peter Dean | Long Now Boston". LNB2023. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ a b c Dean, Peter; English, Andy; Bignell, Graham; New North Press; TAG Fine Arts; Jones & Crosskill (2024-07-09), Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite, retrieved 2024-07-09
- ^ "Peter Dean | Science Museum Group Collection". collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ VanHemert, Kyle (2024-07-09). "Re-creating The Poster That Inspired A Beatles Classic".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ published, Creative Bloq Staff (2012-10-11). "Mr Kite, Mr Lennon and Mr Letterpress". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ a b "Time Travellers invitation | Science Museum Group Collection". collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Professor Hawking fan tries to prove time travel by creating invitations for party that's already happened". The Telegraph. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Binns, Daniel (2013-12-02). "Time travellers invited to a party... it'll be in 2009". Metro. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Art in Print, Vol. 3, No. 1 (May–June 2013)". Art in Print. 2013.
- ^ "Lennon's Poster | Make Productions". 2024-07-09.
- ^ Stewart, Jon (2022) Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108779470
- ^ "STEPHEN HAWKING: How to build a time machine". Mail Online. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Stephen Hawking's Time Travellers Invitation, Stephen Hawking. October 2013 | Christie's". onlineonly.christies.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ DeGrasse Tyson, Neil; Walker, Lindsey Nyx (2023-09-12). To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery. National Geographic. ISBN 978-1-426-22330-3.
- ^ Highfield, Roger (2024). Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-0-2416-3066-2.
- ^ Rodriguez McRobbie, Linda (2024-07-09). "Party like it's 2269 - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "An Invitation To The Biggest Party Of All Time | Trinity Church Boston". www.trinitychurchboston.org. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Fisher, Richard (2023). The Long View. Hachette. ISBN 9781472285218.
- ^ Bulley, Adam; Suddendorf, Thomas; Redshaw, Jonathan (2022). The Invention of Tomorrow: A Natural History of Foresight. Basic Books. ISBN 9781541675728.