Peter Kennard

Peter Kennard
Born (1949-02-17) 17 February 1949 (age 75)
Maida Vale, London, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materByam Shaw School of Art
Slade School of Fine Art
StylePhotomontage
Websitewww.peterkennard.com

Peter Kennard (born 17 February 1949)[1] is a London-born and based photomontage artist and Professor of Political Art at the Royal College of Art. Seeking to reflect his involvement in the anti-Vietnam War movement, he turned from painting to photomontage to better address his political views. He is best known for the images he created for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in the 1970s–80s including a détournement of John Constable's The Hay Wain called "Haywain with Cruise Missiles".[2]

Because many of the left-wing organisations and publications he used to work with have disappeared, Kennard has turned to using exhibitions, books and the internet for his work.[3]

Kennard has work in the public collections of several major London museums and the Arts Council of England.[4] He has his work displayed as part of Tate Britain's permanent collection and is on public view as part of 2013's rehang A Walk Through British Art.[5]

  1. ^ "Home". PeterKennard.com. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ "'Haywain with Cruise Missiles', Peter Kennard, 1980". Tate. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ Smyth, Diane (24 May 2011). "Pictures without Words". British Journal of Photography. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference RCA profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cumming, Laura (18 May 2013). "Walk Through British Art – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2018.