Bob was born in Denver, Colorado but grew up in Kansas. He
attended Wichita State University where he majored in geology with a minor
in art and got a part time job in the art department of McCormick-Armstrong.
After a stint in the military during the Korean War, Peak transferred to the
Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California and graduated in 1951.
In 1953 Peak moved to New York, landed an Old Hickory
Whiskey ad campaign, and from that point on his career skyrocketed. His work
appeared in major advertising and national magazines. The U.S. Postal Service
ask him to design 30 stamps for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California
and 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
In 1961 Peak was named Artist of the Year by the Artists Guild of
New York, and in 1977 the Society of Illustrators elected him to its Hall
of Fame. For his 30 years of outstanding contribution to the film industry,
the Hollywood Reporter presented him the 1992 Key Art Lifetime Achievement
Award.
