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Frank HerrmannThe Beatles at Abbey Rd OVERSIZE Contact sheet FOUND b/w photograph1967
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Before digital when cameras used only film, a roll of 36 would be processed to produce a strip of negatives. The long roll of negatives was then cut into strips of six, usually with five or six frames on each strip. These strips were then laid carefully onto a sheet of photographic paper in the darkroom and exposed to light. The paper would be developed, fixed and dried to produce a set of 'positive' images on a sheet of photographic paper, known as a 'contact sheet' for photographers and picture editors to then select the best frames. Negatives were then stored in wallets with transparent sleeves of tissue with a cover made of paper where the photographer would write details to identify the work. These fitted neatly into filing cabinets for safe and easy storage.
On Thursday March 30th 1967 Frank Herrmann was despatched to Abbey Road Studios to cover a story on recording techniques for the Sunday Times newspaper. It was understood that Beatles manager Brian Epstein gave the Sunday Times access to the studios and the world's most famous band in the hope of broadening their appeal to an even wider, slightly older audience.
In fact the article that made it onto the Spectrum column in the Sunday Times' April 2nd edition was a story about the emerging trend for independence of record producers and their fight for more money. The article explained how George Martin had received only the union minimum of £15 for his work orchestrating Eleanor Rigby. It went on to show how the money was divided for one of the million selling Beatles LP's and how unfair to the artists this was.
From two rolls of film shot that day and out of many brilliant images, only one appeared very small from Herrmann's shoot in the 2nd April paper and that was a picture of John Lennon and George Martin sitting at the mixing desk, neither of them looking into camera. The images would sit undisturbed in Herrmann's archive for the next 30 years.
March 30th 1967 turned out to be a historic day in the Beatles calendar as following the recording session photographed here by Herrmann, they made their way to Michael Cooper's Flood Street studio to be photographed for one of the most famous album covers of all time, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
All prints are embossed with the photographers stamp, numbered and signed by the photographer Frank Herrmann in pencil on lower right margin.
Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm fine art paper. This acid- and lignin-free classic meets the most exacting requirements for age resistance and is specially designed for FineArt applications. Whether it is used for FineArt photography or art reproductions, the ideal combination of structure, print quality and weight makes Photo Rag® one of the most versatile FineArt papers.
Paper size : 44 x 35 inches
Image size : 40 x 30 inches
Edition number 4/10
Though this is number 4/10, this is the penultimate piece in this edition. After this there's only one more left in the edition.
- Creator:Frank Herrmann (1933, British)
- Creation Year:1967
- Dimensions:Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Norwich, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2376216029142
Frank Herrmann is widely regarded as one of the outstanding photo-journalists of the latter part of the 20th Century joining the Sunday Times in 1962 on a retained freelance basis before becoming a full member of staff in 1980. His illustrious career contained many highlights including the Paris riots of ’68, The Beatles at Abbey Road studios in ’67, The War of independence in Rhodesia in ’66, The Yom Kippur War in ’73, The Presidential Elections of ‘75 (Jimmy Carter) on set photos of the first Bond film, Dr No, in ’62, on set photos of the first episode of The Saint with Roger Moore in ‘62, The Playboy Club in London in ’65, Jean Shrimpton at home with David Bailey in ’63 as well as numerous sporting occasions such as the Wimbledon Final of ‘80 ( Borg vs McEnroe) and countless F.A. Cup Finals including Spurs vs Man City in ’81. The many famous faces in his portfolio include Francis Bacon, William Burroughs, Arthur Miller, Maggie Smith, Tony Curtis, Winston Churchill, Harold Macmillan, Jackie Kennedy, Henry Moore, Orson Welles, John Lennon, Duke Ellington, Bob Geldof, Sean Connery, Luciano Pavarotti, Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher and H.M. The Queen.
His many books include the Glory Game, Great Britain - A Celebration. With Geldof in Africa and Portrait Photography and as a contributing photographer to Summer of Love - the Making of Sgt Pepper.
In 2021 he released his first limited edition series of archival pigment ‘imprimed’ prints under the banner Icons of the 1960’s, which included unseen pictures of Sean Connery on set of Dr.No, Roger Moore filming the first episode The Saint in ’62, along with new colorised versions of his Beatles photos from the Genesis publication Summer of Love - the Making of Sgt Pepper. Also included are rare and unseen original contact sheets of his work on set of Dr.No, The Saint, Jean Shrimpton at home and The Beatles at Abbey Road studios in ’67. Each edition is limited, signed, stamped and numbered by Herrmann himself.
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