George Harrison & Maharishi, India, 1968
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George is captured here showing Maharishi some polaroids during a lecture.
Pattie Boyd was instrumental in the Beatle's and particularly George Harrison's interest in India and Eastern philosophy and music. It was on her suggestion that they go to meet Maharishi and explore Transcendental Meditation which soon became a major feature of George's daily life.
"While we were in Rishikesh at Maharishi's ashram studying meditation, there were occasionally intimate talks just for the Beatles. Clearly a lot more meditators were expected, as you can see in the background of this photograph an Indian builder on a rooftop. In the foreground George—wearing a pretty, floral Deborah and Clare shirt—is showing something to the Maharishi."—Pattie Boyd
This image was prepared using a technique that mimics a gold/sepia tone process. The paper stock is 300 GSM, 100% cotton rag, archival material and pigment inks.
Pattie Boyd was instrumental in the Beatle's and particularly George Harrison's interest in India and Eastern philosophy and music. It was on her suggestion that they go to meet Maharishi and explore Transcendental Meditation which soon became a major feature of George's daily life.
"While we were in Rishikesh at Maharishi's ashram studying meditation, there were occasionally intimate talks just for the Beatles. Clearly a lot more meditators were expected, as you can see in the background of this photograph an Indian builder on a rooftop. In the foreground George—wearing a pretty, floral Deborah and Clare shirt—is showing something to the Maharishi."—Pattie Boyd
This image was prepared using a technique that mimics a gold/sepia tone process. The paper stock is 300 GSM, 100% cotton rag, archival material and pigment inks.
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Anne "Pattie" Boyd (born 17 March 1944) is an English model,
photographer and author. She was the first wife of both George
Harrison and Eric Clapton. In August 2007, she published her
autobiography Wonderful Tonight. Her photographs of Harrison and Clapton, titled Through the Eye of a Muse have
been exhibited in Dublin, Sydney, Toronto, Moscow, London and
throughout the United States. With the death of Cynthia Lennon on 1
April 2015, Boyd is now the sole surviving first Beatle wife.
Boyd began her fashion career in 1962, modelling in London, New York and Paris. She was photographed by David Bailey and Terence Donovan, and appeared on the cover of Vogue. Boyd appeared on the cover of the UK and Italian editions of Vogue magazine in 1969, with other popular models of the day, such as Twiggy, who based her early modeling appearance on Boyd. Boyd was asked by Gloria Stavers to write a column for 16 Magazine, and appeared in a TV commercial promoting Smith's crisps. She was cast for A Hard Day's Night, where she met George Harrison.
Boyd exhibited her photos of Harrison and Clapton, at the San Francisco Art Exchange on Valentine's Day 2005, in a show entitled Through the Eye of a Muse. The exhibition appeared in San Francisco and London during 2006, and in La Jolla, California in 2008. Boyd's photography was shown in Dublin and in Toronto in 2008 and at the Blender Gallery in Sydney, Australia and in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2009 and 2010. Her exhibit "Yesterday and Today: The Beatles and Eric Clapton" was shown in Santa Catalina Island in California, and at the National Geographic Headquarters in Washington, DC in 2011.
In 2007 Boyd published her autobiography, which includes some of her photographs, titled Wonderful Today in the UK; in the US it was published with the title Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me. In the United States, Boyd's book debuted at the top of the New York Times Best Seller list.
Boyd began her fashion career in 1962, modelling in London, New York and Paris. She was photographed by David Bailey and Terence Donovan, and appeared on the cover of Vogue. Boyd appeared on the cover of the UK and Italian editions of Vogue magazine in 1969, with other popular models of the day, such as Twiggy, who based her early modeling appearance on Boyd. Boyd was asked by Gloria Stavers to write a column for 16 Magazine, and appeared in a TV commercial promoting Smith's crisps. She was cast for A Hard Day's Night, where she met George Harrison.
Boyd exhibited her photos of Harrison and Clapton, at the San Francisco Art Exchange on Valentine's Day 2005, in a show entitled Through the Eye of a Muse. The exhibition appeared in San Francisco and London during 2006, and in La Jolla, California in 2008. Boyd's photography was shown in Dublin and in Toronto in 2008 and at the Blender Gallery in Sydney, Australia and in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2009 and 2010. Her exhibit "Yesterday and Today: The Beatles and Eric Clapton" was shown in Santa Catalina Island in California, and at the National Geographic Headquarters in Washington, DC in 2011.
In 2007 Boyd published her autobiography, which includes some of her photographs, titled Wonderful Today in the UK; in the US it was published with the title Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me. In the United States, Boyd's book debuted at the top of the New York Times Best Seller list.