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One-of-a-Kind Beatles Images Portend the End of an Era. This original contact sheet of rare 1966 images of The Beatles was discovered by artist, photographer, musician, and Beatles enthusiast Dave Seabury at a garage sale near San Francisco in the late 1980s. These photos, which we have on offer, were taken at the Fab Four's final concert at Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966. The story of how these images were discovered is almost as fascinating as the images themselves. Seabury frequented garage sales for years inquiring about Grateful Dead or Beatles photos and never had any luck. On one fateful day the seller said, "Yeah, there are some Beatles pictures in that box over there." (Marks) In the box Seabury found a contact sheet with 73 black-and-white images of The Beatles taken by someone who clearly had privileged access to the band. The photos were close-up and deeply moving, however there was no date on the photos and no photographer stamp. Seabury recalls that every once in a while he'd take out these photos and think, "These are really great, they deserve some attention." Then, many years later, he read Joel Selvin's article in the San Francisco Chronicle about The Beatles' last concert at Candlestick Park which included Jim Marshall's famous photos. After looking at the pictures Seabury thought, "Those shirts look familiar." He quickly pulled out his Beatles contact sheet and voilà, they were wearing the same shirts. Seabury said, "That's when I realized the photos on my contact sheet were taken at Candlestick in 1966." (Marks) In 2015, Seabury began his quest to find the photographer. With the 50-year anniversary of The Beatles' final concert on the horizon, he said, "I contacted all The Beatles collectors I could find. I just kept coming up zero." (Marks) At the same time, Seabury, a photographer in his own right, was working on a photo exhibition and concert to be called "Lost and Found Beatles." Scheduled to open on the 50th anniversary of the Candlestick show, at The Reclaimed Room Gallery in San Francisco, he started a Kickstarter campaign to raise the money to turn the contact sheet images into prints. It was a labor of love. When the pictures were finally printed, Seabury realized that rather than the usual stock photos taken at concerts, these images were unusually pensive and intimate. Unbeknownst to their fans at the time, John, Paul, George, and Ringo had a secret - they had recently decided that this would be their last live concert together. Amidst 25,000 screaming fans, the photographer was able to capture what The Beatles knew, that this was the end of an era. When the "Lost and Found Beatles" show opened on September 29, 2016, the identity of the photographer was still a mystery. At the exhibition closing party, professional collector Derek Taylor realized that a photo in the exhibit looked familiar. He explained ". the way Lennon's hair was tousled. I just knew I'd seen that photo before, like something I'd bought. A few weeks later, I happened to be looking for a record and boom, that Lennon photo, an 8-by-10, falls out." Taylor flipped the photo over and saw a stamp that read, "Photo: Eric Weill." (Marks) Mystery solved. Eric Weill, who struggled with bipolar disorder for most of his life, died in 2006. He was well known for his photos of Bob Dylan and for claiming to be the Zodiac killer on a call-in radio show in 1969. Ethan Byxbe, nephew of Weill, described his uncle as "a professional photographer. [whose] news photo called 'The First Hippie Riot' from 1968 is in the collection of the Smithsonian." One of Weill's acquaintances explained that "Eric was just one of those guys who showed up everywhere with a camera." (Marks) Seabury was eager to meet Weill's nephew, his only living relative, and explains, "When I finally connected with Ethan and explained everything to him, he was totally blindsided. He was like, 'Whoa, wait a minute. You published his photos?' And I said, 'Look, man. I want to m. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2777
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