THE BEATLES UNVEILED: “PAUL MCCARTNEY PHOTOGRAPHS 1963-64: EYES OF THE STORM” EXHIBITION AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM

*Paul McCartney. George Harrison. Miami Beach, February 1964. Chromogenic print. ©*
*1964 Paul McCartney under exclusive license to MPL Archive LLP, Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum*

“Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm”
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY,
May 1st – August 18th, 2024

As The Beatles captured the hearts of millions, founding member Paul McCartney captured it all on his Pentax camera. Traveling from the UK to New York – just as “the boys” did six decades ago – the Brooklyn Museum maintains that it’s forthcoming exhibition, “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm,” takes us “inside the frenzy of Beatlemania in 1963 when the band’s first U.S. tour skyrocketed them to superstardom.”

As stated in the press release, “More than 250 of McCartney’s photos, recently rediscovered in his archives, reveal his singular vantage point at the center of this whirlwind of attention and adoration.” The museum states that many of the prints buzz with the electricity of 1960s New York City, which has had a “love affair” with The Beatles ever since.

*Paul McCartney. Self-portrait, London, 1963. Pigmented inkjet print. © 1963 Paul*
*McCartney under exclusive license to MPL Archive LL, Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum*

On May 1st, the Brooklyn Museum will be opening its brand new exhibition, “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm”. As discussed in the press release, galleries will be open to the media from 9:30 am until 12:00 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Director of Curatorial Affairs Catherine Futter will also be on hand. The exhibit will be held from May 1st to August 18th. It has been organized by the National Portrait Gallery, in London, England, in collaboration with Paul McCartney. Sir Paul McCartney, Sarah Brown for MPL Communications, and Rosie Broadley for the National Portrait Gallery, all curated the exhibit.

*Paul McCartney. Photographers in Central Park. New York, February 1964. Pigmented inkjet print. © 1964 Paul McCartney under exclusive license to MPL Archive LL, Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum*

McCartney exhibition’s photographs will be displayed alongside video clips and archival material, and “not only showcase McCartney’s artistic versatility but also serve as a personal and historical record.” The exhibit will convey the intensity of The Beatles’ touring schedule, as the Fab Four were swept from concerts to hotels to the road with rabid fans and paparazzi at their heels.

The museum maintains that the images evoke an affectionate family album, picturing McCartney and bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr at a time when their lives were changing irrevocably. As stated in the press release, “See through the “eyes of the storm,” as McCartney describes his unique perspective on this extraordinary period, and relive a musical legend’s meteoric rise.”