[ebooks] Bergdorf Goodman Cookbook by Bergdorf Goodman in Arts-Photography

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Originally published by the Standard Bank as part of a curated exhibition in May 2011; this prestigious volume celebrates the life and works of Peter Clarke (1929ndash;2014); one of South Africarsquo;s foremost artists. A mere 500 copies were originally published; all taken up at the exhibition; and continued demand has led to its re-release. Clarke left his job as a dockworker in Simonrsquo;s Town to devote himself to art. The wisdom of this decision is reflected in a remarkable career; which extended over some six decades and was acknowledged in the awards of the Order of Ikhamanga (silver) in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.Listening to distant thunder: The art of Peter Clarke recounts an artistrsquo;s life in the context of the social history of South Africa from the 1940s onwards. His images reflect the social disruption of the Cape Flats; and the trauma of his communityrsquo;s forced removal from Simonrsquo;s Town to the bleak apartheid township of Ocean View. Yet Clarkersquo;s images have avoided bitterness; and his work is a perceptive scrutiny and celebration of life in all its aspects.Illustrated with over 200 reproductions and photographs; this book was researched and written by well-known South African art historians Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin; in close collaboration with the artist over almost seven years.