A Peter Schmidt exhibition and Offering...

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Courtesy of Simon Hilton

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Peter would have been 80 today...

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May 17, 1931

Peter Schmidt was born in Berlin, Germany

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The endeavor called "PeterSchmidtWeb", was inspired by his

work and the many people who's lives he touched and inspired.

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Peter is pictured above at an exhibition in Reykjavik, Iceland, 1978

(Photo courtesy of the Reykjavik Museum of Photography)

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From Hansjorg Mayer's webslide...

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"Rot-a-prints", title page
Book, published by Editions Hansjorg Mayer, 1968
Image from http://www.hansjorgmayer.com/
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Robert Wyatt & 3 Tigers...

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A still from a promo video for "Diamond Head" at Phil Manzanera's website.
Looks like maybe 1974 or 75. http://www.manzanera.com/
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"Chair"...

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"Chair"

Peter Schmidt

1961

oil paint on canvas
(provenance unknown)
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Ephemera from "Remembered Images"...

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Invitation to the private viewing of "Remembered Images", 1987

(Image donated by Kevin Cann)

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A review of the retrospective exhibition from the Observer, Watford and West Herts Review, 1987

(Image donated by Kevin Cann)

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Brian Eno, Kevin Cann and Brian Eno...

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Photos from the opening of "Remembered Images", 1987

(Images donated by Kevin Cann)

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Two Tigers...

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"Taking Tiger Mountain", 1083 of 1500

Peter Schmidt

1974

Lithograph

(collection of Kevin Cann)

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"Taking Tiger Mountain", 557 of 1500

Peter Schmidt

1974

Lithograph

(collection of Kevin Cann)

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Kevin curated the exhibition "Remembered Images", a retrospective of Peter's work at the Watford Museum of Art in 1987.

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Pencil drawing of his studio...

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"Studio"

Peter Schmidt

1972

Pencil on paper

(Collection of the Schmidt Family)

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An invitation...

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"Invitation"

Peter Schmidt

1969

Mixed Media

(Collection of Marcus Campbell Art Books)
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"13 x 10 cm brown card box, franked for postage, addressed to Max Wykes-Joyce, containing an artist's multiple of a 6 cm metal spring, cased in plastic netting, pressed into a yellow adhesive blob, laid on scallop and gilt edged card, along with a folded sheet with a printed invitation to Electronic Soupmixes, a concert of recent tapes and live soundmixing at the Curwen Gallery, with rubber stamped exhibition dates. Box lightly worn, staples rusted, o.w. very good condition."
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Currently being offered for sale at Abebooks:

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http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=4038020663&cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want&cm_ite=viewbook

More details can be had from Marcus at +44 (0) 20 7261 0111 or at info@marcuscampbell.co.uk

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Due diligence by Rory Walsh...

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