1968
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Babe Rainbow is a 1968 by Sir Peter Blake, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Peter Blake made this 1968 print called *Babe Rainbow*. It shows a made-up lady wrestler with a broken nose and a wild past. She’s twenty-three, born in New Cross, and wrestles mostly in Europe and the USA. Blake has painted other wrestlers like Doktor K Tortur and Irish Lord X. He likes mixing pop culture with art, using images from magazines and fairs. This one started as a collage before becoming a print. Look up Sir Peter Blake next.
Babe Rainbow, a 1968 print by Sir Peter Blake, depicts a woman in a white bikini wearing a rainbow-patterned headdress and a necklace with the Union Jack and the word "England." Her belt displays the St George's Cross alongside "London" and includes badges referencing historical and maritime themes. The image is framed by a rainbow border and signed "Babe Rainbow" beneath the figure. Produced in an edition of 1,000 by Dodo Designs, the print was unusually executed on tinplate.
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Sir Peter Thomas Blake (born 25 June 1932) is an English pop artist. He co-created the sleeve design for the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His other works include the covers for two of the…
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