Sheet music cover for 'Yesterday' by The Beatles (John Lennon; George Harrison; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr)
1 portrait of George Harrison
Sheet music cover for 'Yesterday' by The Beatles (John Lennon; George Harrison; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr)
published by Northern Songs Ltd, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1965
10 7/8 in. x 8 3/8 in. (276 mm x 214 mm) paper size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Reference Collection
NPG D48352
Sittersback to top
- George Harrison (1943-2001), Musician; member of The Beatles. Sitter in 78 portraits. Identify
- John Lennon (1940-1980), Musician; co-founder and singer for The Beatles. Sitter in 90 portraits, Artist or producer of 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir (James) Paul McCartney (1942-), Musician and member of The Beatles and Wings. Sitter in 88 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- Sir Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) (1940-), Musician; drummer for The Beatles. Sitter associated with 71 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Northern Songs Ltd, Music publisher. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Sheet music cover for 'Yesterday' by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Sheet music attached.
Events of 1965back to top
Current affairs
Sir Winston Churchill dies after suffering a stroke at the age of 90. By Royal Decree his body lay in state for three days before he was given a State Funeral (a very rare honour for a non-Royal). Representatives from over 100 countries attended the funeral and thousands of people watched the procession of his coffin down the Thames.Art and science
Julie Christie stars in John Schlesinger's film Darling, a film that captures fashionable London in the 1960s, while critiquing the superficiality of the jet-setting society. The film has subsequently been itself criticised for being out-of-touch with the realities of the day.The Post Office Tower (now the BT tower) opens for use, housing microwave aerials to carry telecommunications traffic from London.
International
President Johnson sends US troops to assist South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam and domestic nationalist insurgents. Johnson's plan for a short, limited war was soon quashed by North Vietnam's strategy of protracted war. As the conflict dragged on the US government instituted a draft, sparking anti-war protests that would continue until American involvement ended in 1973.Comments back to top
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