Vintage color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid photo of John Lennon posing with a female fan at his Weybridge, Surrey home, ‘Kenwood,’ in the spring of 1968, signed in bold blue ballpoint. The consignor notes that the photograph was taken (and the autograph collected) by an avid Beatles fan who visited their respective homes on several occasions in the late 1960s; the fan recalled that ‘they were pretty relaxed about posing for photographs on their own front doorsteps. The first time one of The Beatles opened their door I nearly fainted.' Reverse is stamp-dated to April 1968. In fine condition, with slight surface impressions from another item that Lennon signed on top of this one. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.
Lennon lived at Kenwood, a large house on the exclusive St. George’s Hill Estate in Weybridge, with wife Cynthia, and son Julian, from the summer of 1964, until the late spring of 1968. Arguably, Lennon’s most prolific writing period with the Beatles occurred while he was at Kenwood. Several photo sessions also took place at Kenwood, the most famous of which provided the cover photo for the Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul. Despite the heavy sliding wooden door at the gate entrance, which was installed to discourage fans, some bolder fans would invariably find their way onto the grounds. John often went out to see them, to pose for pictures, or to give autographs. On some occasions, he would invite fans into the house and give them food and drink. Although many candid photographs of Lennon exist from his time with the Beatles, very few signed examples have surfaced, particularly from the 1968 timeframe.
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