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Yoko Ono

John Lennon

Printed poster of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, signed by Yoko Ono. Photographer: Jørn Kjær Nielsen. Limited edition, this is one of 10 signed copies. Printer: Thy Turistforening 2010. Measure: 84×60,5 cm.

In the winter 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed in Skyum Bjerge, Thy in Nordvestjylland (Denmark) for one month. They visited the New Experimental College (Verdens Universitetet i Skyum Bjerge) which had visions of a peaceful coexistence between the people of the world. Jørn Kjær Nielsen, who was at that time a photographer at the Danish newspaper Politiken, visited the famous couple and he took this picture which have now been made a poster by tourist association in Thy. There only exist 10 signed posters - seven of these will be sold - one per year - over the next six years. One of the seven poster was sold in 2012.

Provenance: Thy Tourist Association, Denmark.

Auction

Modern books, 3 September 2013

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2,000 DKK

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