The Beatles are a band destined to be remembered in
black and white. Dressed in their dark fitted suits, performing behind
perfectly monochromatic instruments, John, Paul, George and Ringo are
best captured in two very specific segments of the color spectrum.
He's responsible for a series of black-and-white snapshots
of the Beatles taken during a memorable Washington, D.C. performance in
1964. The images were captured two days after their iconic appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, when Mitchell was a mere 18-year-old, press-pass wielding photographer.
The series of photos, taken without a flash, are beautifully
grainy portraits of the band's early days. Dripping with light, they
encapsulate the crisp, energetic tone of a day nearly five decades ago. “You cannot forget 8,000 screaming girls,” Mitchell recounted in an interview with Reuters. “It was like the birth of my generation.”
Mitchell's photos are headed to the Annual DFA Photography Invitational at David Anthony Fine Art
on August 2.
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