John Lennon
Poster
1967 (made)
1967 (made)
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Richard Avedon, a leading American photographer, took the original solarized photograph of John Lennon of The Beatles for this poster, in 1967. It was commissioned, alongside three portraits of the other band members and a banner poster of the whole band, by the band’s manager Brian Epstein. The posters were widely distributed by different magazines; The Daily Express in England and Look magazine in the United States. This set is one distributed by Stern magazine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
These posters are seminal images of the late 1960s, not least because of the subject matter. The Beatles were at the height of their fame and inspired by psychedelia. This poster is an iconic image, showing Lennon with swirling 'trippy' motifs as the lenses of his glasses, referring to LSD and the drug culture of the 1960s.
These posters are seminal images of the late 1960s, not least because of the subject matter. The Beatles were at the height of their fame and inspired by psychedelia. This poster is an iconic image, showing Lennon with swirling 'trippy' motifs as the lenses of his glasses, referring to LSD and the drug culture of the 1960s.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | John Lennon (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster of John Lennon of the Beatles, print of solarized photographic image, Richard Avedon, late 1960s |
| Physical description | Poster featuring John Lennon of the Beatles, print of solarized photographic image. |
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| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Summary | Richard Avedon, a leading American photographer, took the original solarized photograph of John Lennon of The Beatles for this poster, in 1967. It was commissioned, alongside three portraits of the other band members and a banner poster of the whole band, by the band’s manager Brian Epstein. The posters were widely distributed by different magazines; The Daily Express in England and Look magazine in the United States. This set is one distributed by Stern magazine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. These posters are seminal images of the late 1960s, not least because of the subject matter. The Beatles were at the height of their fame and inspired by psychedelia. This poster is an iconic image, showing Lennon with swirling 'trippy' motifs as the lenses of his glasses, referring to LSD and the drug culture of the 1960s. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.278-2002 |
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| Record created | January 7, 2004 |
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