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John Lennon

(1940-1980), Musician; co-founder and singer for The Beatles

Sitter in 90 portraits
Artist of 2 portraits
Born in Liverpool, John Lennon was a singer, songwriter, artist and member of the Beatles. Lennon married Cynthia Powell in August 1962 and later married Yoko Ono who he met at the Indica Gallery in London. In 1970, the Beatles split and Lennon embarked on a solo career. Although his first solo album Imagine and the song with the same name, reflected many of his personal and idealistic dreams for the world, it became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of his career. On 8 December 1980, he became a victim of an assassination by a crazed fan. He died on the doorstep of The Dakota building in New York, aged forty.

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The Beatles (George Harrison; John Lennon), by Astrid Kirchherr - NPG P1692

The Beatles (George Harrison; John Lennon)

by Astrid Kirchherr
gelatin silver print, 1962
NPG P1692

The Lennon Family, by Robert Whitaker - NPG P732

The Lennon Family

by Robert Whitaker
cibachrome print, May 1965
NPG P732

John Lennon, by Robert Whitaker - NPG P734

John Lennon

by Robert Whitaker
cibachrome print, 1965
NPG P734

John Lennon, by Linda McCartney - NPG P575

John Lennon

by Linda McCartney
platinum print, 1968
NPG P575

The Beatles (John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney), by Don McCullin - NPG P1382

The Beatles (John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney)

by Don McCullin
bromide print, 28 July 1968
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P1382

John Lennon; Yoko Ono, by John Lennon - NPG P1991

John Lennon; Yoko Ono

by John Lennon
bromide print, 1968
NPG P1991

John Lennon; Yoko Ono, by John Lennon - NPG P1992

John Lennon; Yoko Ono

by John Lennon
bromide print, 1968
NPG P1992

John Lennon, by Annie Leibovitz - NPG P627

John Lennon

by Annie Leibovitz
bromide print, 1970
NPG P627

Yoko Ono; John Lennon, by Annie Leibovitz - NPG P628

Yoko Ono; John Lennon

by Annie Leibovitz
chromogenic print, 1980
NPG P628

The Beatles (George Harrison; John Lennon; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr), by Les Chadwick, for  Peter Kaye Photography - NPG x199158

The Beatles (George Harrison; John Lennon; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr)

by Les Chadwick, for Peter Kaye Photography
postcard print, September 1962
NPG x199158

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