Scotsman News
August 12, 2011
John Lennon art on show at new Scottish Beatles festival
HE SAW himself as the Statue of Liberty, and doodled a human foot and balloon faces blowing in the breeze. These remarkable sketches by John Lennon are to be shown for the first time in Scotland this weekend at a new festival dedicated to The Beatles.The 60 pieces of art, owned by Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, will be on display at the Queen's Hotel in Dundee as part of the first annual Scottish Beatles Weekend.??The festival, organised by Ross Nicoll from the Dundee Beatles tribute band Revolver, will see hundreds of Beatles enthusiasts arrive in the city to take part in a host of activities. ??In addition to The Art of John Lennon exhibition, some of the best Beatles acts in Europe will perform in venues around the city over three days. Some 54 musicians in total will travel from France, Holland and Dublin, as well as Liverpool and Glasgow, to take part in the Dundee event.Mr Nicoll said: "To have the actual artwork of John Lennon himself, four of which have never been on display before, is a real honour and a privilege for our first year. "We were overjoyed to hear that Yoko Ono had given her blessing for them to come to Dundee and are extremely grateful to her and Jonathan Poole for his work in bringing the exhibition here."
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