Hommage à Peter Beard | Galerie ARGENTIC

"An artist who goes around proclaiming that what he's making is art is probably making a serious mistake. And that's one mistake I try not to make."

Peter Beard

In his memory, here is a selection of his books with dedications he alone had the secret...

The End of the Game; originally published by Viking Press, made Mr. Beard's reputation. While a few reviewers took him to task for his seemingly uncritical embrace of the romance of the great white hunter, most praised his dynamic photographs and arresting thesis: that the game preserves meant to safeguard elephants were unintentionally contributing to their destruction.

Peter Beard. The End of the Game. 1965, signed