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Wild : the life of Peter Beard, photographer, adventurer, lover / Graham Boynton.

by Boynton, Graham.

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St. Martin's Press, 2022.

Beard, Peter H. (Peter Hill), 1938-2020.

Photographers -- United States -- Biography.

Wildlife photographers -- United States -- Biography.

9781250274991 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Life of Peter Beard, photographer, adventurer, lover

viii, 344 p. : b&w ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-331) and index.

"He was the original 20th century 'enfant terrible' with the looks of a Greek god who blazed like a comet across the worlds of art, photography, and fame. The scion of several old WASP fortunes, he was by instinct an adventurer, and the more dangerous the escapade, the better: whether he was hunting big game in Africa, ingesting epic quantities of drugs, or pursuing the most beautiful women in the world. Among his friends were Jackie Onassis, Andy Warhol, and Francis Bacon. When Peter Beard died in 2020 after mysteriously disappearing from his Montauk home, he remained an enigma to even his closest friends. Journalist and author Graham Boynton was a friend for more than 30 years, spending time with Beard at his bush camp in Africa, in London, and at his Long Island home. From hundreds of Boynton's interviews with Beard's closest friends, former lovers, and fellow artists comes this intimate portrait of a man Sir Mick Jagger called 'a visionary'."--From publisher.

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