Tom Murray is a widely acclaimed photographer whose work encompasses a broad range of subjects, including many international celebrities and iconic figures.Most notably Tom is renowned for his photography of The Beatles, from the now legendary Mad Day Out photoshoot around London in July 1968. His portraits of the Fab Four are considered as some of the most important images of the group.
In the summer of 1968, Tom Murray was asked by a colleague to assist in a day long photoshoot capturing a band. Tom arrived at the pre arranged location, unaware of who the band were going to be, only to hear Lady Madonna playing from inside the room. Upon entering, Paul McCartney was playing the piano, Ringo and George Harrison were drinking tea, and John Lennon was sat in the corner with Yoko Ono. Tom asked, "Is this the band?".
Amazingly, as Tom Murray was not the lead photographer on the day, he printed the photographs and placed them in a draw. Almost 40 years later, the previously unseen images have been valued by Christies at $2.3 million and have now been released for the first time as limited edition prints of only 195.
The first eight images will be exhibited at Hepplestone Fine Art on Saturday 20th October and are also available to order online at http://www.hepplestonefineart.com/
George
Edition of 195
Scene from the Thames I
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Water Water Everywhere
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Flower Power II
Edition of 195
Paul
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The Docks
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Ready Set Go
Edition of 195
Scene from the Thames I
Edition of 195
Availability of the images is strictly limited. Pieces can be ordered online by clicking on the image titles or by contacting Hepplestone Fine Art on 01257 451121.
