Year: 2023

Cynthia Lennon on John Lennon

Sorry for the pun in the main title!

Though this is not a book, it certainly represents Beatles-related print material. In the year 2000, Cynthia Lennon created this special box set portfolio of 4 signed prints she did of John as a gift to her son. I was able to obtain one from Ebay several years ago. The photos below are my set that I acquired. I was very happy to acquire this beautiful set for the collection.

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The website link provided here has the full description of this wonderful set

John Lennon: Limited edition box set. In 2000, Cynthia Lennon, the 1st wife of John and mother of (the-saleroom.com)

John Lennon: Limited edition box set.

In 2000, Cynthia Lennon, the 1st wife of John and mother of Julian, painted four portraits of John and gave them to Julian as a birthday gift on the 20th anniversary of John’s death in 1980. A production company in London contracted to produce a “limited edition” of these portraits in colour lithograph prints. The promotion never went through but there were 300 sets of these prints produced. This example is in near-mint condition.

The four-piece artwork set was printed by Napier Jones to Fine Art Trade Guild Standards

Print #1 (top) is a depiction of how John Lennon looked in the year 1963 in his collarless jacket.

Print #2 is a depiction of how John Lennon looked in the year 1965, the year the Beatles received an accolade from the Queen of England.

Print #3 is a depiction of how John Lennon looked in the year 1967, during the period of time that Sgt Pepper was released and John and the other Beatles had finally stopped touring

Print #4 is a depiction of how John Lennon looked in the year 1980, when John`s life was so quickly and cruelly taken.

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Tom Hanley had been taking photos of the Beatles as early as ’63/ ’64. He was with them at the end of their collective career as well, taking many ‘fly on the wall’ photos of the business meetings that were to spell the group’s demise. He was also around for John Lennon’s early solo years taking many photos of the Imagine sessions, for example.

Years later, he was also involved with the Beatles as they were coordinating efforts for the Anthology project. He even assisted in helping Apple in acquiring the Beatles’ copyrights for photos taken by other photographers. Tom took several photos of Paul, George, and Ringo during the preparation and making of the Beatles Anthology.

Tom Hanley was to pass away in November of 2021 and his son, Tony has taken the words to the story that his father authored some ten years previous about his time with The Beatles and curated over 300 of Tom’s images in an excellent limited edition book of 1,000 copies.

Below is a photo of the slip-cased limited edition with a signed Imagine photo exhibition invitation sent by Tom included as I intend to use the signed invitation as a bookplate to the limited edition book making the book, the only signed copy by Tom in existence.

Tom’s limited edition Beatles book ‘With a Little Help From My Lens; was released in October of 2022.

Inquiries about the book can be addressed to tony@tommyhanley.com

Here is a signed book of some of Tom’s Imagine photos taken in 1971 published by Pavilion Books in 1995

Here is the toughest Tom Hanley book to find among collectors. Now, out of print, this book was also signed by Tom. Published by Hodgson Press in 2010, featuring photos of many of the musical icons that Tom had photographed over the years.

Tom was one of the few photographers that was able to capture the stellar images of the four guys from Liverpool who helped change the world through their music all those years ago!!!

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