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

Sittersback to top

• George Harrison (1943-2001), Musician; member of The Beatles. Sitter associated with 46 portraits.
• John Lennon (1940-1980), Musician; co-founder and singer for The Beatles. Sitter associated with 52 portraits.
• Sir (James) Paul McCartney (1942-), Musician; member of The Beatles. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
• Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) (1940-), Musician; drummer for The Beatles. Sitter associated with 34 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Michael Ward (1929-2011), Photographer. Artist of 63 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Ward, a jazz fan, recalls that The Beatles were 'friendly and helpful, up to a point. They didn't know what had hit them. The eggshell was about to break.' Ward's full set of photographs of The Beatles also shows the band on the dockside and meeting small numbers of fans in the street.

Linked publicationsback to top

• , p. 72
• Whitaker, Robert, Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed, 2009 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 15 October 2009 - 24 January 2010), p. 72

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed (15 October 2009 - 24 January 2010)
• The Beatles on the Balcony (5 July 2006 - 22 October 2006)