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The Beatles
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The Beatles

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The Beatles
A rare printed caricature of The Beatles by Fraser Elder from the The People's Journal newspaper, 1964, signed in blue ballpoint pen by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr -- 9x11in. (23x30.5cm.), in common mount with a black and white photograph of the Beatles with Fraser Elder holding the unsigned print -- 7x9in. (18.4x22.8cm.), overall measurements -- 21x15in. (54.6x38.6cm.) framed; accompanied by the original caricature in mixed media by Elder with later modifications in Elder's hand adding glasses and moustaches to the faces of Lennon and Harrison, initialled by the artist and dated September, 1963 -- 5x10in. (14.6x26.7cm.), in common mount with a typescript letter from Elder confirming the provenance and a black and white photograph (printed later) of Paul McCartney signing one of the 24 prints, overall measurements -- 16x23in. (41x60.3cm.) framed; two original newspaper clippings from Scottish newspapers, the original envelope in which the signed print was posted to the competition winner, frankmarked 24 OCT 63; and related documents (a lot) (2)
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拍品专文

Fraser Elder was employed by three Scottish newspapers, The People's Journal, The Evening Telegraph and The Courier, to produce caricatures and graphics; he also doubled as the pop columnist and was charged with the task of travelling to the Salutation Hotel in Perth where the Beatles were staying prior to their concert at Caird Hall in Dundee on Monday, 7 October, 1963. After being interviewed by Elder, The Beatles signed 24 prints of the caricature which were then offered in a competition run by the newspaper.