A
photographer who had special access to the Beatles' 1964 Cincinnati
appearance plans to offer previously unseen photos to the public.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that photos by Walt Burton will be available starting Oct. 18 during the FotoFocus photography festival.
Burton
was the official event photographer for the Cincinnati concert, the
seventh stop on the Beatles' tour 50 years ago. The photos include their
airport arrival, a press conference and their Cincinnati Gardens
concert.
"When I saw them, I was blown away," said Christopher
Hoeting, an art professor and artist who is serving as Beatles project
archivist for the Burton estate. Burton is now 80 and lives in a
Cincinnati retirement community.
"They show the entirety of what happened that day," Hoeting said. "The intimacy is amazing."
In
his long career, Burton shot publicity photos for such clients as
Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park and the Playboy Club that was
downtown, and operated a gallery dealing in rare and antique
photographs.
Burton is now 80 and lives in a Cincinnati retirement community.
Prints
of his images will be on display and for sale at a downtown store, and
signed and numbered prints also will be offered for sale via email. Unframed prints will start at $150 each, with some framed prints at $525.
Unframed
prints will start at $150 each, with some framed prints at $525. The
two 10-print groups will be limited to 25 sets each.
"We're not printing 100 million of these so everyone can have them," Hoeting said. "We want these to be like little gems."
He said the negatives aren't for sale, but his research indicates they are worth thousands of dollars.
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