Annie Leibovitz
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
About this artwork
In this comparatively simple portrait, Leibovitz relies on intimacy for effect. Her aim was to immortalise John and Yoko's deep love for one another. But within hours of taking this photograph John Lennon was shot dead. Distributed around the world as a Rolling Stone magazine cover, the photograph was instantly transformed. It became a memorial to Lennon and a symbol of the vulnerability of human passion.
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title:John Lennon and Yoko Ono
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accession number:PGP 158.5
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materials:Colour photograph
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date created:1980
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measurements:30.50 x 31.00 cm
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credit line:Presented by the photographer 1996
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copyright:© Annie Leibovitz
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz
In 1970 a young student at the San Francisco Art Institute submitted a portfolio of photographs to the fledgling Rolling Stone magazine. Within a month she was shooting its covers and three years later - aged twenty-three - was appointed its chief photographer. Annie Leibovitz was well on her way…