In August 1967, The Beatles and their supervisor Brian Epstein collaborated with photographer Richard Avedon to seize the essence of their psychedelic masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band.
The photograph shoot, held in a penthouse studio on Grey’s Inn Highway, London, was a vibrant session on August 11, 1967. Avedon used shade manipulation to create mesmerizing, Day-Glo portraits that completely encapsulated the period’s spirit of peace and love—John Lennon’s swirling glasses, Paul McCartney’s floral embrace, George Harrison’s intricate henna, and Ringo Starr’s mild dove. These iconic photos introduced the band’s psychedelic imaginative and prescient to life in a manner that phrases alone couldn’t seize.
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