Betsey Johnson Peter Gee Fashion Collage Print #28

Original silkscreen print by artist Peter Gee. An overlay of images creates a bold and vivacious scene. Here we see the shadows of a woman, along with a radio switchboard and many more snapshots. The vivid neon colors of this print make it all-the-more eye-catching. Fashion designer Betsey Johnson and Peter Gee were friends as well as collaboraters. Johnson and Gee were both known for their whimsical patterns, making their works done together incredibly bright and dramatic. Along with Johnson, Penelope Tree also modeled in these, and other prints of Gee's. Not only was this print series important in the pop art era, but the outlined figures filled with movement clearly had an influence over the colorful Apple iPod silhouette posters from the 2000s. Peter Gee was a British-born artist who rose to prominence as part of the 60s pop art movement in New York. Before moving to Manhattan in 1962, Gee had achieved moderate success in Europe. At 18, he joined the British army as a graphic des