Art Vinyl & Tommy Hanley Photography Present Previously Unseen Beatles Photography At The Hari

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The exhibition showcases the work of renowned pop culture photographer, Tommy Hanley and is a prelude to the launch of his limited edition book ‘With a Little Help from My Lens’ that documents his time spent with the Fab Four.

Renowned for celebrating record cover art and design, Art Vinyl has been exclusively commissioned to present this remarkable collection of Tommy Hanley’s photographic work, that features in the forthcoming book, with the opening of the first exhibition of its kind. The candid photos of the world’s best known band and a selection of stars from the time are taken by Tommy Hanley over the course of his thirty-year friendship with John, Paul, George and Ringo.

Yoko Ono Lennon has also kindly granted permission to include a number of Tommy’s iconic images of John Lennon from her private collection, notably the famous ‘Imagine’ images in 1971 which also feature in the book.

Tommy Hanley was a London born photographer who from an early age, honed his craft on iconic music stars of the 1960s and 1970s. Jazz greats, such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, through to The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Marc Bolan and Tina Turner were all captured by Tommy’s lens. Hanley’s pictures capture these music legends with candid photos from his archive that reflect his close relationship with the stars of the day – none more so than those he took of The Beatles from their early humble beginnings to the tragic death of John Lennon, Tommy was very much part of their inner circle.

The Art Vinyl window installation at The Hari sees 48 especially selected Beatles and Beatles related exclusive photographs that showcase and include images produced from Hanley’s original negatives. Notably, Jimmy Nichol who temporarily replaced Ringo Starr, whilst he was in Hospital, pictured with only Bongos to drum, John and Yoko at Tittenhurst Park after the Beatles split up and the first image of the three remaining Beatles following the tragic death of John Lennon.

The publication of ‘With a Little Help from My Lens’ is Tommy’s personal account of the time he spent with the Beatles. Written in 2009 and brought to life by Tommy’s son Tony Hanley, the 1,000 limited edition copies include over 100 of Tommy’s images from the height of the Group’s early fame in the early 60s to fascinating intimate images shot in the Apple Offices at the end of their career together.