Peter Beard (1938-2020) Khadija Adams and Peter Beard's 1978 Diary. New York, January 1989. Large-format Polaroid. One-of-a-kind piece. 74.5 x 55 cm Bibliography : Peter Beard, The Adventures and Misadventures Of Peter Beard in Africa, Boston, Bullfinch Press, 1993, pp. 104-105 (variant). Provenance : Nicolas Ducrot Collection. The print is accompanied by a copy of a handwritten letter from the current owner recounting the event at which Peter Bear presented him with the work, as well as two (2) chromogenic prints. One taken in Patsy Spadavecchia's apartment, showing the polaroid mounted on the wall, the other depicting Peter Beard on a hospital bed and bearing the handwritten words "the tunnel + the Light ! XX P.B.".