The Olsens: Pint-size ingenues Nov 6, 2008
Their book is composed of interviews the twins conducted with people they admire such as Lagerfeld, Galliano and Diane von Furstenberg, photographers Peter Beard and Terry Richardson, and writer Bob Colacello. The interviews range from the aggravating to the illuminating. (AZCentral -- Style)
No. 1 escort tells (almost) all Oct 17, 2008
Young, attractive and adventurous, the 20-year-old was soon a staple of the Manhattan club scene, out every night, indulging her love of recreational drugs and befriending the playboy photographer Peter Beard, who claims to have discovered the supermodel Iman. It was Mr. Beard who introduced her to his former business partner, a charismatic hustler named Jason Itzler, who had just started running an escort service from his New Jersey apartment, an electronic monitoring bracelet still clamped... (Globe and Mail)
Family Time In Africa Oct 7, 2008
Years ago, I saw a Peter Beard photograph of Randall Moore astride an African elephant, creatures that were previously thought to be untrainable. Moore was an animal trainer who shipped captive elephants from safari parks and circuses in the United States back to Africa. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Top model to host TV fashion show Jun 1, 2007
Iman was born in Somalia and studied political science at Nairobi University, where influential photographer Peter Beard first laid eyes on her in 1975. Beard brought her to New York and introduced her to the fashion community as a goatherder who couldn't speak English. (Toronto Star)
Dylan Lauren cottons to rabbits, and bright colors Apr 6, 2007
There's a black-and-white photo of a topless woman by Peter Beard and a pair of framed family photos taken by Bruce Weber for Vogue. The other bedroom, however, is practice exhibition space for Lauren's future museum. (USA Today -- Life)
Warhol's worlds revisited: Andy's acres Jan 27, 2007
"So many incredible people coming and going, all these different areas of the arts. Peter Beard, Truman Capote -- they were always there.". Dick Cavett lived down the road and always popped in to visit. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Hero By Nature Jan 7, 2007
PETER BEARD'S DEPICTIONS OF AFRICA SHOW HIS LIFE'S WORK ... January 7, 2007 -- IN a career spanning five decades, Peter Beard has captured the beauty and deterioration of Kenya, elevated the practice of journaling to an art form, discovered the model Iman and collaborated with everyone from Salvador Dali to Andy Warhol. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
