Singer Paul McCartney(L),
seen here with his first wife Linda in 1997, announced Tuesday he
will stage an exhibition of Linda's photographs to mark the 10th
anniversary of her death. [Agencies]
Singer Paul McCartney announced Tuesday he will stage an
exhibition of his first wife Linda's photographs to mark the 10th
anniversary of her death.
It will be the first major exhibition of her works in Britain
and will span her career from the 1960s until shortly before her
death from cancer in April 1998 at the age of 56.
Former Beatle McCartney said he had spent three years curating
the exhibition, which includes shots of fellow pop legends.
Their photographer daughter Mary helped put together the
exhibition, which will run at the James Hyman Gallery in central
London from April 24 to June 7.
"An exhibition presenting the range of Linda's photographic work
is long overdue, so I'm obviously pleased that this show is
happening," McCartney said.
"James Hyman, my daughter Mary and I have worked on it now for
three years, and the result is a sensitive selection of works that
really demonstrates Linda's prodigious output as a
photographer.
"The photographs not only illustrate her incredible talent as an
artist, but as someone who was very much connected to the culture
of the times and wasn't afraid to challenge herself or her
subject."
Linda McCartney started out as the house photographer for the
Fillmore East concert venue in her native New York.
Her subjects included John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin,
Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and Mick Jagger.
The exhibition also includes self-portraits, intimate family
shots and landscapes, some of which have rarely been seen in
public.
Paul McCartney married Linda in 1969. He is currently going
through a bitter divorce from his second wife, former model Heather
Mills.
(China Daily/Agencies January 16, 2008)
