In 1986 his portrait of The
Liverpool Poets was purchased by the
National Portrait Gallery. His continuing involvement with the gallery and
Robin Gibson[2] then 20th Century Curator (later Chief Curator) led to a major one-man exhibition and tour in the Gallery in April 1990 "Contemporary Poets", which consisted of 17 large canvasses of 20 poets, alongside a poem from each poet, numerous studies, and a series of Saturday morning readings from
Seamus Heaney,
Douglas Dunn,
Charles Causley,
Wendy Cope, and
Craig Raine.[3]
The National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1988. Page 203 colour illustration The Liverpool Poets Oil on canvass, 175.9 x 237.5 By Peter Edwards, 1985 (5853)
ISBN0-904017-89-3
Contemporary Poets, Portraits By Peter Edwards, A National portrait Gallery Exhibition, 1990. "Foreword" by
Robin Gibson Curator 20th Century Collection.
ISBN0-85514-031-4.
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drawings paintings and sculptures, the catalogue. Published by the museums and galleries of Northern Ireland.
ISBN0-900761-38-5. Page 247 Portrait of Michael Longley b.1939 (1989–1990) U4825
Royal Academy Illustrated 1996, A Souvenir of the 228th Summer Exhibition. Page 10, Peter Edwards Self Portrait Oil 7 × 5 ins.