Title from caption on object: “Beatles Asked to Reunite”

February 1968

Unknown 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows four men from the chest up, positioned closely in a diagonal line, facing slightly to the right. The first person on the left has straight, chin-length hair and a cheerful expression. Next to him, the second person sports circular glasses, a wide smile, sideburns, and longer hair reaching below the ears. The third person is smiling broadly, with a similar hairstyle and facial hair as the others, visible under the second person's chin. The fourth individual has long, straight hair, almost shoulder-length, and a slight smile, looking towards the right side of the image. Clothing varies among them, with visible collars suggesting sweaters or jackets amid the dim orange hue overlaying the image. The background is blurred and neutral. The photo's color is dominated by orange with annotations along the top edge.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    thermally-developed silver print with red film overlay

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.3 × 24.6 cm (7 3/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.604


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 8-546 / B / A6550; across top printed in image: (NY34-Sept. 21)--BEATLES ASKED TO REUNITE--The United National is urging The / Beatles to get together again for a concert to benefit Vietnamese “boat people” / and other refugees, a U.N. Spokesman said Friday. The Beatles are seen here in / a 1968 photo. (AP Laserphoto) (See AP AAA Wire Story) (np61155fls) 1979


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