*85. Annie Leibovitz (b.1949) john and yoko, new york, december 8, 1980 Silver dye bleach print, printed 1980, signed, titled, dated and numbered 27/40 in ink on recto.
paper size 35.6 x 35.6cm (14 x 14 in.).
literature
Leibovitz, A., 1991, cover illustration and p.114
est. £18000 – £22000
This photograph was taken just a few hours before John Lennon was assassinated. It appeared on the front cover of Rolling Stone magazine, January 22nd 1981.
“I had always wanted to photograph them holding each other and I imagined him curled up. At the last moment Yoko decided she would take her shirt off but not her pants. I was disappointed - you know, they were always being photographed in bed together. So I said, “just leave your shirt on, it’s ok.” I didn’t know what the impact would be. I mean he loved her so much.” Annie Leibovitz in conversation with Ingrid Sischy, A. Leibovitz, 1981, p.10
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