Linda 39;s Pictures Book

[Gene Cryder]

TheUniversity of Arizona Center for Creative Photography will host the North American premiere of "The Linda McCartney Retrospective" from Feb. 25 to Aug. 5. The exhibition celebrates McCartney's 30-year, barrier-breaking career, as well as her connection to Tucson.

McCartney's photographs are true to how she experienced life, from the extraordinary photos of her time in Tucson to pictures of the dynamic music scene of the 1960s to images of her domestic life in London. In 1968, she became the first female photographer to have her work featured on the cover of Rolling Stone, with her photo of Eric Clapton.

"The University of Arizona is thrilled to host the North American premiere of this extraordinary exhibit," said University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins. "In addition to exposing the public to Linda McCartney's iconic work, this collection will allow our students and faculty throughout the university to learn from her innovative creative process and devotion to important societal issues."

The exhibition will include nearly 200 pieces, divided into three broad groupings. "Artists" will include the wide range of portraits McCartney took of cultural and musical icons, including Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and Aretha Franklin. These images often captured the vulnerability of future legends in their early days. "Family" will feature images of McCartney's most intimate relationships, documenting her view of domestic life after moving to London with her family. "Photographic Exploration" will showcase McCartney's many experiments with photographic processes, including never-before-exhibited screen prints and a wall of Polaroid prints.

Paul McCartney and renowned photographer, and Linda and Paul's daughter, Mary, have curated the exhibit in partnership with the Center for Creative Photography. Reflecting on Linda's work, Paul commented, "Linda carried a camera with her most of the time capturing images in an instinctive way which left her subjects feeling totally comfortable with the process. She loved to explore and found ways to make her art joyous and innovative at the same time."

Linda McCartney took up photography as a hobby while attending the University of Arizona in the early 1960s, taking her earliest photos with Tucson's Sonoran Desert as a backdrop. The family has never forgotten its connection to the community. In 1979, the McCartneys purchased a ranch on Tucson's northeast side where Linda would eventually spend her final days.

UArizona students will have significant opportunities to engage with the McCartney collection through musical performances, lectures and more. The programming will address issues important to McCartney and reflected in her work, including creative arts, sustainability and animal rights. The Center for Creative Photography plans to collaborate on innovative experiences with students and faculty working and studying in areas including music, public humanities and architecture.

"Although Linda McCartney is known in photography circles for her role in music photojournalism, this exhibition demonstrates her strengths in other genres and reveals her experimentation and range," said Andy Schulz, UArizona vice president for the arts and dean of the College of Fine Arts. "We're delighted to play a role in expanding audiences' understanding of her many contributions to the photographic medium."

"Linda's work is at once iconic and familiar, giving her viewers both a sense of awe and connection to family, place and community," said Staci Santa, interim director of the Center for Creative Photography. "Experiencing this exhibit will give people a feeling of connection to timeless history, loving relationships and home."

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Your garden has started me thinking of spring again, Wonderful colors and textures. I love the tire swing and red bench. I have the same bench and your colors gives me ideas for next spring. Beautiful

waking up to 20 degrees this was a warm wakeup! i somehow missed your previous feature so i visited this morning. Both are spectacular, i love it all. i always forget about snowmound spirea until i see them in flower. i'm also glad to see the tire swing and learn of the secret garden,,,, gotta get them interested when young and they DO remember time in the garden when they grow up. a great space you have created and a wonderful garden for the family

Absolutely wonderful! Great property, great plant material. How fortunate your grandchildren are. What a beautiful influence you have on them. You will LOVE your Fringe tree. I have a male and female so I get the "cool" drupes as well.

Thanks for sharing again!

Bill and Linda, what a wonderful secret garden location for your granddaughters...esp.during the time of year the lilac is in bloom. Forever after, when they pick up even a hint of that scent, they will be transported back to all those happy memories giggling while sitting at the red table and chairs.

Your tree peony is a stunner...does it have a pleasing fragrance like herbaceous peonies?

The picture that includes the pool house shows that your property has some natural woods as a back drop...all just beautiful.

Right when I think I have my garden looking pretty darned good, I open up your photos and realize how much work there is to do! Your gardens are magical! All your views are lovely, but the one of the poolhouse is surreal. And I love your feminine side....I mean your grandfatherly side!

I love your garden. Wonderful to see a mature garden. I love the roses & cherubs. Great balance of conifers and deciduous shrubs. So many great elements, the seating area, the low rock walls, the boulders. A very magical place for your grandchildren. All those big old fashioned shrubs done right. So many of us are turning to the new smaller shrubs due to lack of space. It's great to see the spireas in all their billowing glory.

I can't decide which photo I love the most--they're all gorgeous! As a lover of the year-round interest that shrubs give, you've done a masterful job with them. I think if I had to pick a favorite it would be the lovely old tree, with the Solomon's seal and hellebore underneath, and the red bench and tire swing. Something to strive for--is it a maple? Where in PA are you located--beautiful! I agree also with those who've noted how lucky your granddaughters are to be introduced to the fun of nature and gardening, for now and for the rest of their lives.

Wonderful. It's great to "visit" your garden again. Thanks. I believe the tree peony is "kinkaku". It's an old, old hybrid, also known as Souvenir De Maxime Cornu,

Hybridized by Lemoine; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1897 (info thanks to google!) cheers

Beautiful property, perfect pics and wonderful captions! Smile upon smile, seeing your lush and lovely gardens on this chilly morn. Went thru the series again imagining myself as a little girl there...Magic!!!

Well I must say what a wonderful way to wake up with a cup of tea and view these beautiful pictures! Nice use of shrubs and great bones. thanks for sharing! May you have many fun and rewarding days in your garden!

Bill your garden continues to enchant throughout the year. Your hard work and vision have created lots of hiding and playing places for your lucky grandchildren and sheer beauty for the adults to enjoy as well. What a happy, welcoming place to spend your days in!

From all your lovely flowering shrubs in the spring, to the bright leaves of fall, your cherubs surrounded by roses, to the brilliant blue tire swing, the scope of your creativity is boundless. How absolutely wonderful is that last photo of the Miscanthus shining in the sunlit fall day. Yes, more photos please!

Bob and Linda, you have created such beautiful magic for your granddaughters. Swinging high on their blue tire, whispering to one another in their secret garden... They will always remember these carefree days spent in your garden, smelling the roses. What lucky little girls!

That enormous tree with the swing looks like some sort of oak, it's hard to make out the leaf detail but they do look like oak leaves. Anyway, I'm loathe to make this comment but for safety I'd have an arborist inspect that tree, it's obviously old and with its multi-trunks leaning and with those deep fissures at their crotch it may need cableling or? When water collects in those fissures and freezes in winter the pressure is enormous so eventually I anticipate impending disaster. I'll say no more.

Folks, your kind words warm me like a spring morn! Thank you for being so gracious.

We're located in the far SW corner of Pa. about 25 mi S of Pgh and 20 mi E from Wheeling WV.(zone 5b...or so)

The large tree truck is of a silver maple. She had about a 3" caliper when we came here. She's a bit of a nuisance - helicopters, a water sponge, etc. But she gives us such magnificent shade. I call her "Mother Maple" because she anchors the entire garden.

The red bldg. is our tool shed. It holds a lot of stuff, including a trusty old Gravely. A lower level overwinters our yard furniture.

Thank you, Vojt, for the dead on correct name of the "Kinkadu". It was planted long ago when I was happy just to know that it was a "tree peony". I learned something today.

Thank you again, everyone.

I appreciate your concern, tractor1. I share it. I have an arborist friend of mine who inspects the property every year and we're keeping an eye on it. I've even tried to lighten the load up top but we know that's just a bandaid.

Gorgeous garden. I do like all the shrubs and trees that give structure and colour to the garden. I am sure it is a delightful place for your Granddaughters. The Tree Peony is unusual and and looks as if it is hand painted china.

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