The Beatles (George Harrison; John Lennon; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr) with Yoko Ono
7 of 14 portraits of Yoko Ono
The Beatles (George Harrison; John Lennon; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr) with Yoko Ono
by Linda McCartney
cibachrome print, April 1969
12 5/8 in. x 18 1/2 in. (320 mm x 470 mm) image size
Given by the estate of Linda McCartney, 2006
Photographs Collection
NPG x128728
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
- Yoko Ono (1933-), Artist, musician and activist; second wife of John Lennon. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
- Sir Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) (1940-), Musician; drummer for The Beatles. Sitter associated with 71 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Linda McCartney (1941-1998), Photographer, artist, musician, businesswoman, cookery writer and animal rights activist. Artist or producer of 14 portraits, Sitter in 10 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- 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. 182
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (7 Cavendish Avenue, NW8 London)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed (15 October 2009 - 24 January 2010)
Events of 1969back to top
Current affairs
The Open University is established, based on the vision of Michael Young. Its aims were to offer the chance to study for higher education qualifications on a part time and distance learning basis, giving people who were unable to attend a traditional university because of family, work commitments or disability the opportunity to achieve university degrees.Art and science
The comedy sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus is first broadcast. The Pythons performed surreal sketches that reinvented the comedy tradition, eschewing punch lines for a stream-of-consciousness structure and incongruous authorial interventions: 'and now for something completely different'.Kenneth Tynan's Oh! Calcutta amuses and shocks audiences with full nudity on stage, taking advantage of the recent end to censorship laws.
International
Neil Armstrong takes 'one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind' when he becomes the first man on the moon.Concorde makes its first supersonic flight. The plane was designed, developed and manufactured by a joint treaty between the French and English governments.
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