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Today marks the beginning the third year in existence for Peter Schmidt Web. A million thanks to the family, friends, supporters and contributors. Your support has been inspiring. To Peter's family, I am grateful for having been welcomed into your lives, homes and hearts, without your trust, encouragement and support this endeavor would not be truly legitimate. To the many people who knew Peter, colleagues, students and friends, I am grateful for your shared experiences and knowledge. To the contributors, your generosity has made this collection a definitive one. Hats off to Rory for his determination. Finally to Alain, thank you for providing the spark which lit the fire, your love and respect for Peter touched me very deeply.
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I have never in my life approached a project with such respect and diligence. From my first attempts at reaching out, I knew that this man was held in high regard by many. He was much more than just an artist to be studied and catalogued. I was always keenly aware that Peter was someone's father, brother, husband, teacher, collaborator, and friend. He was a human being who lived and dreamed. My efforts to create and establish the Peter Schmidt Web archive has taught me many things about myself, and has enriched my life's journey in so many ways. It has transformed my prison into a garden.
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"And Now for Something Completely Different"...

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Michael Palin with Peter Schmidt's "Cycloid V", from the film "And Now For Something Completely Different", 1970
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On many of the occasions I've posted to the blog, I've been temped to use this title for the entry I've used here and now, as the range of Peter's work is quite wide. I have finally found the definitive post for which it is most suitable.
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Earlier today I put on the film "And Now For Something Completely Different". This scene featured Eric Idle as a marriage counselor, a geeky Michael Palin and his voluptuous blonde wife(played by a woman, not John Cleese), as the patients. Palin, bewildered as Idle seduced his wife as she began undressing in his office, walks out of the office contemplating, and into the waiting room. I thought to myself, that there was some very groovy decor on the set. As I scanned the art on the walls, I imagined how reasonable it would be to see one of Peter's works. Seconds, yes seconds later I literally gasped. There was "Cycloid V" on the wall in the waiting room. Palin, after a moment of self reflection, goes back into the office to reclaim his wife, but is too late, she and Idle are already having a shag. Thoroughly crushed, he returns to the waiting room. In typical Monty Python fashion, a 16 ton weight drops on him, ending the scene.
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Link? Did somebody say link?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwurFNKTQHs
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Suspicions of Blue...

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Study for a painting, Peter Schmidt, line drawing, 1979

From Peter's sketchbooks.

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Reflection of a Mountain, study...

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Study for a painting, Peter Schmidt, line drawing, 1979
From Peter's sketchbooks.
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This may be the study for this painting:
http://peterschmidtweb.blogspot.com/2009/09/reflection-of-mountain.html
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"Womb II"...

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"Womb II", Peter Schmidt, watercolor, 28" x 21", 1970

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"Monoprint XI"...

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"Monoprint(Lisson)" XI

Peter Schmidt

(Edition of 120, each unique)

Overprinted collage

43" x 29", 1968

For the purposes of cataloguing and identification, I am enumerating these works.

(Collection of Tim Gordon)

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This one has been in our collection since the beginning. It belongs to Peter's good friend Tim Gordon and hangs over a fireplace in his 350 year old house on the Thames in west London. I had always referred to it as "Untitled Collage". After Simon Hilton's donation of his "Monoprint" collection, I now realize it is one of the 120.
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"Monoprint X"...

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"Monoprint X"(Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, overprinted collage, 43" x 29", 1968
For the purposes of cataloguing and identification, I am enumerating these works.
(Collection of Simon Hilton)
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Peter Schmidt passed away 30 years ago on this day in 1980, at the age of 49. His precise vision lives on through his family, his work, his relationships and his teachings. His artistic endeavors are today appreciated by people around the world and he is forever one with the universe...
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"Monoprint IX"...

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"Monoprint IX" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, overprinted collage, 43" x 29", 1968

For the purposes of cataloguing and identification, I am enumerating these works.

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"Taking Tiger Mountain", No. 493 0f 1500...

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"Taking Tiger Mountain"(493/1500), Peter Schmidt, screen print, 1974

(2 of 2 from the collection of Simon Hilton)

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Another kind of "Monoprint"...

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"Monoprint"(Edition of 200), Peter Schmidt, silk screen print, 39" x 29", 1968

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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This series of 200 unique prints, labeled Monoprint, dated and signed(though not numbered), by Peter, was exhibited at Editions Electo Gallery in London in 1968. Peter used three different screens per print, all circular, oriented in random directions and using random colors, some horizontal, some vertical, on assorted color backgrounds. I myself have a gold one, the UK's Government Art Collection owns five, four white and one black, which are housed in government offices in London, Paris, and Sierra Leone, and now we add this one from Simon Hilton to our collection.

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Several of these "Monoprints" were seen in the James Bond film, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and are shown in screen captures in a blog entry from March 9, 2008: http://peterschmidtweb.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-her-majestys-secret-service-with.html

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Here is a link to the others in our catalogue: http://www.peterschmidtweb.com/Early2.html

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Paintings on Clothes, 1975...

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"Painting on Clothes", Peter Schmidt with students from Watford School of Art, exhibition pamphlet, 1975

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A few months back I posted a photo of Peter working on his installation at this exhibit

at Whitechapel Gallery in 1975, courtesy of the gallery.

http://peterschmidtweb.blogspot.com/2009/07/peter-schmidt-whitechapel-gallery-1975.html

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I've just recieved a copy of the exhibition pamplet, courtesy of the National Library of Australia.

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"Monoprint VIII"...

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"Monoprint VIII" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, overprinted collage, 43" x 29", 1969

For the purpose of identification and cataloguing, I am enumerating.

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"Monoprint VII"...

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"Monoprint VII" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, overprinted collage, 43" x 29", 1969

For purposes of identification and cataloging they will be enumerated.

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"Taking Tiger Mountain", No. 494 0f 1500...

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"Taking Tiger Mountain"(494/1500), Peter Schmidt, screen print, 1974
(1 of 2 from the collection of Simon Hilton)
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We now have 33 versions of this print in our catalogue. Each is unique...
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"Monoprint VI"...

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"Monoprint VI" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, overprinted collage, 43" x 29", 1969
For purposes of identification and cataloging they will be enumerated.
(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"Womb I"...

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"Womb I", Peter Schmidt, watercolor, 28" x 21", 1970
(Collection of Simon Hilton)
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"Plastic Paper Clips on Black"...

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"Plastic Paper Clips on Black", Peter Schmidt, paper clips on black canvas, 50" x 50", 1967
(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"Monoprint V"...

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"Monoprint IV" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, collage, 43" x 29", 1969

For purposes of identification and cataloging they will be enumerated.

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"Monoprint IV"...

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"Monoprint IV" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, collage, 43" x 29", 1969
For purposes of identification and cataloging they will be enumerated.
(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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This series of work was originally shown at Lisson Gallery in 1970. The pamphlet from the exhibition can be seen here, at PeterSchmidtWeb: http://www.peterschmidtweb.com/monoprints.html

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"Monoprint III"...

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"Monoprint III" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, collage, 43" x 29", 1969

For purposes of identification and cataloging they will be enumerated.

(Collection of Simon Hilton)
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From the pamphlet that accompanied the 1970 exhibition at Lisson Gallery:
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THE METHOD by Peter Schmidt

"In choosing the material to work with I tried to revisit and own up to every aspect of my life. I found that the things that were most painful to use were best to use."

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"To face up to what you are"...

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"To face up to what you are" ( II ), Peter Schmidt, print with watercolor, 1971

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"Monoprint II"...

. Peter Schmidt
. Lisson Gallery
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"Monoprint II" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, collage, 43" x 29", 1969

For purposes of identification and cataloging they will be enumerated.
(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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From the pamphlet that accompanied the exhibition:

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THE METHOD by Peter Schmidt

"Starting with 120 pieces of card,each piece had things stuck on it(mostly my own old work, also reproductions, photographs, documents, pages from books), and was then overprinted with a rectangle of transparent silk screen colour. Then more things were stuck on, overprinted again, stuck on, printed again. Most of the Monoprints have three layers of collage and three layers of colour..."

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"Plastic Paper Clips on White"...

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"Plastic Paper Clips on White", Peter Schmidt, paper clips on canvas, 50" x 50", 1967

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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"The clips are available in five colours. The colours are placed strictly at random", the artist's statement on this work from the pamphlet that accompanied the exhibit at Lisson Gallery, 1968

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Link to the pamphlet at PeterSchmidtWeb: http://www.peterschmidtweb.com/LissonAB.jpg

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Peter, autumn, 1979...

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Peter Schmidt, age 49, black & white photo by Catherine Fried, 1979

(Photograph provided by Sarah Haffner)

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This photo was taken by a friend of Sarah's, during a stay in London, in the fall of 1979. This was the last time they saw each other before he died in January of 1980.

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"Monoprint I"...

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"Monoprint I" (Edition of 120), Peter Schmidt, collage, 43" x 29", 1969

For purposes of identification and cataloging they will be enumerated.

(Collection of Simon Hilton)

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From the Pamphlet that accompanied the exhibiton "Autobiographical Monoprints" at Lisson Gallery in 1970:

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ANALYTICAL INTRODUCTION by Jasia Reichardt

"What title can one give120 pictures of uniform size which are printed and collaged and which incorporate the tangible residue of one's life in the form of photographs, pages of books read, possessed and made, drawings and early works, letters and other mementos belonging to 35 years of experience? Peter Schmidt has called these works for want of a better word or phrase that would evoke more readily what they really are, Monoprints. The Monoprints were made between July and November 1969."

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The pamphlet from the exhibition can be seen here, at PeterSchmidtWeb: http://www.peterschmidtweb.com/monoprints.html

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Special thanks to Simon Hilton for photographing these works from his vast collection of Peter's work, and for sharing them with PeterSchmidtWeb. Simon was spotted with one of the Monoprints at an art fair in England a few months ago by our man in London, Rory Walsh, who set me after him in an effort to enlighten and expand our catalogue.

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