First trip to Africa in June with Charles Darwin’s great grandson
1956-1957
Attends Felsted College, Essex, England
1957-1961
Studies with Joseph Albers at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
1961-1962
Meets and begins working with Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), author of Out of Africa, Shadows in the Grass, and Gothic Tales
1963
Stars in Mekas Brothers' movie, Hallelujah the Hills, screened in the first New York Film Festival
1964-1965
Works in Tsavo National Park, Kenya and begins documenting the destruction of the habitat and subsequent death of over 35,000 elephants.
Acquires Hog Ranch in Kenya (45 acres near Ngong Hills) from Mervyn Cowie
1965
First printing of The End of The Game–Last Word from Paradise
1965-1967
Cover-story on elephants for Life Magazine with Romain Gary, "Letter to an Elephant"
1966
Works with The Nuffield Unit of Tropical Ecology on a population dynamics study of elephants and hippopotamuses
1966-1968
Collaborates with Alistair Graham on crocodile study at Lake Rudolf for Kenya game department; later to become the basis of Eyelids of Morning– The Mingled Destines of Crocodiles and Men
1969
Arrested by newly independent Karen police in Kenya for "assault and wrongful confinement" of a poacher at Hog Ranch in the suni (smallest African antelope) poacher incident from years before
1970
Andy Warhol collage “Introduction to the Things of Life," 27 pages for the upcoming Taschen book From a Dead Man’s Wallet
1971-1972
Extensive photographing of dead, starved elephants in Kenya
1972
Collaborates with Truman Capote on the It Shall Soon Be Here, a book about the Rolling Stones’ tour "Exiles on Main Street," (never actually published)
Dead Elephant Interviews with Francis Bacon, later used as the introduction in the Metropolitan Museum catalogue for Bacon’s 1976 show
Death of Jerome Hill
1972-1975
Photographs Mount Kenya and the Aberdare's Forest fauna and flora living between Hog Ranch, Kenya and Thunderbolt Ranch, Montauk, NY
1973-1976
First printing of Eyelids of Morning - The Mingled Destines of Crocodiles and Men
1975
First show at Blum Helman Gallery
1975-1976
First printing of Longing for Darkness - Kamante's Tales from Out of Africa
Brings Iman to New York and starts her modeling career with Wilhelmina
1977
First one-man show at the International Center of Photography, NYC and first giant collages, featuring the dead elephant swimming pool
July 28 Montauk mill burns down along with twenty years of diaries and original works of art
1978
Makes his first film for ABC, "Wild World of Sports" with Dr. Norman Borlang’s interviews
1979
Peter Beard works exhibited at the Seibu Museum, Tokyo, show assisted by Eiko Ishioko
1985
First giant polaroids with Khadijah, Iman and Magritte Ramme
1988
ABC special "Peter Beard in Africa-Last Word from Paradise," produced in collaboration with Canal Plus
1993
Printing of Diary - Diary Show opens in Tokyo
1996-1997
First major retrospective, Carnets Africains opens at the Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, France
Robert Delpire’s Photo Poche #70 is published, featuring Peter Beard
1997
Permanent exhibition at the Hotel Nord-Pinus, Arles, France
Peter Beard works exhibited at Michael Hoppen Photography, London
Oltre la fine del Mond opens in Milan at the Palacio Royale, accompanied by the catalogue Beyond the End of the World
Peter Beard works exhibited at Galleria Photology, Milan
1998
50 Years of Portraits opens at Gallery One in Toronto
Canada Stress and Density opens at Camera Works, Berlin -Peter Beard art works exhibited at Paris Photo
Peter Beard works exhibited at the photo exhibition Under/Exposed, Stockholm, Sweden
1999
Pettiness and Futility opens at Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles, California
Peter Beard works exhibited in the FotoFestival Naarden, Amsterdam
Stress and Density opens at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in conjunction with PhotoEspana, Madrid
Peter Beard- Fifty Years of Portraits is published by Arena Editions, Sante Fe, New Mexico
Stress and Density opens at the KunstHausWien, Vienna, Austria
Stress and Density book is published
2000
28 pieces show at Kamel Mennour Gallery, Paris, France
Peter Beard works exhibited at FIAC, France
2002
Francis Bacon in Arles, 1956-1985, the Van Gogh series by Francis Bacon at the Vincent Van Gogh Foundation, Arles.
2003
Living Sculpture Show opens at Kamel Mennour Gallery in Paris, France
2004
Living Sculpture Show opens at Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, March
Opening of Sony Campaign-exhibition at Arte Armani in Milan, Italy, June
Zara's Tales is published by Knopf, November Begins work on Taschen book project, November
Living Sculpture Show opens at Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England, December
The Andy Warhol Show, La Triennale di Milano, Milan Italy
2006
Peter Beard (Art Edition) is published by Taschen
Time’s Up opens at Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, UK
2007
Peter Beard (Collectors Edition) is published by Taschen
Peter Beard is interviewed in “Beautiful Darling” a documentary on Candy Darling, The Life and Times of the Andy Warhol Superstar directed by James Rasin.
The Camargo Foundation (Cassis, France): Nine photographs donated to the permanent collection.
2008
Shoots the 2009 Pirelli Calendar in Botswana, Africa in May. Calendar launched November
End of The Game republished by Taschen in May
Peter Beard Trade Edition is published by Taschen in October
Peter Beard image is chosen for UNESCO holiday card collection
2009
Pirelli Calendar is published
2010
Elephant Parade - Peter Beard creates a unique collaged life sized baby elephant that will be displayed in Somerset House from May - July in London to benefit conservation organizations to save the endangered Asian elephant.
