Lennon artwork displayed in US
More than 100 paintings, doodles, caricatures and drawings by murdered Beatle John Lennon were on display in a three-day show which finished today.
Lennon’s artwork explores the joys of fatherhood, sex, ageing and life.
“It’s an intimate look at John’s love for life,” organiser Larry Schwartz said. “It’s music for the eyes.”
The display in Avon, Connecticut, titled “Come Together,” included children’s illustrations such as cartoonish animals that Lennon drew for his son, Sean.
Also on display were hand-written lyrics and framed words to songs such as “Imagine,” which is listed at 2,350, and “Grow Old With Me,” with an asking price of 2,900.
And there was erotica involving Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono in an exhibit first displayed in London in 1970 that was shut by police for its content.
Jeff Gaudiosi, 31, was among more than 3,000 estimated visitors to the show.
He said he had a Lennon drawing in his den that was “definitely a conversation piece”.
“It’s more unique than the typical T-shirts and posters,” he said.
