Beautiful semi-glossy 12 x 16 silver gelatin photograph of the Beatles printed from an original negative by photographer Dezo Hoffman, whose copyright stamp, “Dezo Hoffmann Ltd.,” is present on the reverse. The photo depicts the band in their famous gray collarless suits, a portrait taken in Dezo Hoffman’s studio on Wardour Street in London, England, in April 1963. This image was displayed in the 'Art of the Beatles' exhibition held at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool between May and September 1984. In fine condition. Accompanied by its original cardboard box.
Eager to distance the band from their leather-clad past, manager Brian Epstein commissioned Beatles tailor Dougie Millings to create a more refined and modish style for his young Beatles upstarts. Topped with their trademark collarless jackets, the resulting slim-fitting suits were first worn by the Beatles on stage and for television appearances in early 1963. By the time the Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, and their subsequent first concert on American soil at the Washington Coliseum two days later, the Fab Four and their clean-cut image had sparked an international phenomenon soon to be deemed the British Invasion.
