Art in the Hotel
City Inn Glasgow and Park Gallery are delighted to presenet Tom Murray's - The Beatles Summer of '68 Mad Day Out. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for both art and music collectors to own a piece of history!The exhibition will also feature work by Joe Hendry and John Damari.
At 25, Tom Murray, LBIPP, was the youngest photographer to be commissioned by the Royal Family. Mr. Murray is the holder of a variety of international awards for his photographic work. He apprenticed to Lord Snowdon and honed his skills as a portrait photographer. This lead to a long resume of portrait subjects such as Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, and Sir Dirk Bogarde to name a few. In the Summer of 1968, Mr. Murray was invited to join a publicity photo shoot for a popular rock and roll group by a fellow photographer. As it turned out, the band that they were shooting was The Beatles.
From two rolls of film, Mr. Murray kept 23 negatives which have been hailed as some of the best photographs ever taken of the group. The shoot was so last minute, and the schedule so hectic, the collection of photographs have become known as 'The Mad Day: Summer Of '68.
The exhibition will be on display until mid June.
For more information on City Inn and its arts-based partnerships, or to liaise with the Arts and Events department, please contact:
Elisabeth Monro
Arts and Events Manager
020 7901 1613
elisabeth.monro@cityinn.com