Pop artist Sir Peter Blake has unveiled a new collage celebrating the City of Liverpool's cultural icons. The new work is based on his famous 1967 cover for the Beatles 'Sgt Pepper' album, one of the defining images of the 1960's.
The new collage surrounds the Beatles with famous Merseysiders including Atomic Kitten, Alan Bleasdale, Ken Dodd, Pete Burns, Ricky Tomlinson and John Peel.
Peter Blake Peter Blake is seen as one of the leaders of British Pop Art. His images arose from a love affair with the icons and ephemera of popular culture and a brilliant naturalistic technique. They have won him international fame. Born in 1932 at Dartford, Kent, Blake entered Gravesend School of Art at seventeen and in 1950 was accepted by the Royal College of Art.