221p including bibliography and index
One of only 500 published by The Standard Bank of South Africa as part of a curated exhibition in May 2011.
Peter Clarke and both authors have signed on the title page and the associated Exhibition Event Programme.
Clarke left his job as a dockworker in Simon’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 artist’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 community’s forced removal from Simon’s Town to the bleak apartheid township of Ocean View. Yet Clarke’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.
Source: Back cover of the book
Peter Clarke passed away at the age of 85 in April 2014.
- Jacket Condition: Very good
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 300 x 300 mm
