Paul McCartney shares unseen 1964 Beatles picture of George Harrison

Jun 01, 2023 at 7:50 PM

It was 60 years in the past when The Beatles had been experiencing the dizzying heights of Beatlemania, as they toured Europe and the USA.

During this era Paul McCartney took loads of private pictures which have by no means been seen earlier than by the general public.

Now for the primary time, tons of are occurring show as a part of a brand new exhibition on the National Portrait Gallery known as Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm.

Posting a brand new snap of George Harrison following others of John Lennon and Ringo Starr, Macca captioned it under: “George looking young, handsome and relaxed. Living the life. Miami Beach, 1964.”

The Quiet Beatle’s widow commented on the snap of the star, who died in 2001, accepting a drink from a girl in a bikini: “He looks like Ringo there!”

The National Portrait Gallery’s web site writes: “An unprecedented exhibition, revealing – for the first time – extraordinary photographs taken by Paul McCartney. In this show, we focus on portraits captured by McCartney, using his own camera, between December 1963 and February 1964 – a time when The Beatles were transitioning from a British sensation to a global phenomenon.

“These never-before-seen images offer a uniquely personal perspective on what it was like to be a Beatle at the start of Beatlemania – and adjusting from playing gigs on Liverpool stages to performing to 73 million Americans on The Ed Sullivan Show. At a time when so many camera lenses were on the band, it is Paul McCartney’s which tells the truest story of a band creating cultural history – in one of its most exciting chapters.”

The exhibition takes place on the gallery from June 28 to October 1, 2023. It’s free for members and patrons or not less than £22 a ticket together with entry to the National Portrait Gallery.

All guests beneath 30 can enter for £5 and different concessions do apply. To e-book tickets click here.