Gerald Scarfe porttrait of the Beatles
Jarrod Cegielski
Beatles by Gerald Scarfe (the artist from Pink Floyd's The Wall and Disney's
Hercules). Would anybody out there have a scan of it they could post here?
It is a wonderfully twisted picture, and would make a great Windows desktop.
saki
The photo of Scarfe's sculpture was in the 22 September 1967 issue of Time
Magazine, titled "The Beatles - Their New Incarnation". Scarfe fashioned
portraits of the Fabs using papier mache and Time photographed the artwork
for its cover. I recall reading that upon an attempt to archive the
sculpture for later gallery display, it was discovered that the work had
been partially consumed by carpet beetles.
I haven't been able to locate an on-line scan, but if you have access to a
local university library (or a major city one), you may be able to see the
cover for yourself.
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SedatedApe
don't touch me.
Robert Conroy
Laura
with a portrait of the Sgt. Pepper-era
Beatles by Gerald Scarfe (the artist
from Pink Floyd's The Wall and Disney's
This has nothing to do with your request, but isn't Scarfe married to
Jane Asher? -laura
saki
>Wasn't (isn't?) Scarfe married to Jane Asher?
Yes, they're still married, since 1981. They've been a couple since 1971,
and have three children.
MopTop
Don Rife
Among other things. : )
Jennifer DeBernardis
saki wrote in message <79fjl6$fa9$1...@Masala.CC.UH.EDU>...
>The photo of Scarfe's sculpture was in the 22 September 1967 issue of Time
>Magazine, titled "The Beatles - Their New Incarnation". Scarfe fashioned
>portraits of the Fabs using papier mache and Time photographed the artwork
>for its cover. I recall reading that upon an attempt to archive the
>sculpture for later gallery display, it was discovered that the work had
>been partially consumed by carpet beetles.
>
>I haven't been able to locate an on-line scan, but if you have access to a
>local university library (or a major city one), you may be able to see the
>cover for yourself.
This sculpture was part of a travelling exhibit, "50 Years of Time" or
something like that, that made it's way through Washington last summer.
There was an advertisement with a picture of the sculpture in one of the
summer 1998 issues of Time.
I don't know if what you say about the carpet beetles is correct or not, but
if so, I believe the sculpture was restored for the exhibit. Somewhere I
read that the fabric used to form Paul's jacket was fabric which once
belonged to a garment of the Dalai Lama's. ;-)
Jennifer
CynLennin
I read it was attacked by biscuit beetles (papier mache). It's actually quite a
grotesque little sculpture. It's also in "art of the Beatles" forget the
author- we have a heavily slashed copy here
Cyn
T is for Titus, who flew to bits.
Stephen
TIME cover in SCARFE BY SCARFE published in 1986 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd.
Their address is 27 Wrights Lane London W8 5TZ. You might find it at
BIBLIFIND.COM. The color,however,is stronger on the original TIME cover.
I have a copy of the original TIME I could scan. My copy is a little beat
up around the red border edges and there's a spot where the mailing label
was but If someone wants to e-mail me and tell me how to post it to the
newsgroup I would be happy to scan it in for you. I think it's a brilliant
image but then I'm a huge fan of Gerald Scarfe.
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