WILL THE RESPECTIVE ESTATES EVER CONSIDER RELEASING A PHOTO BOOK OF THIS JOHN AND YOKO PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION FROM FEBRUARY 16, 1977 IN STOCKBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS?
John and Yoko drove to Massachusetts to visit Yoko’s Fluxus friend, George Maciunas in 1977. While they were in the State, they stopped by the photography studio of Sanford Kreger who conveniently had multiple costume changes in his building offering an excellent opportunity for John to have special photos taken for Yoko’s February birthday that year!
A few internet articles that deal with Sanford Kreger and some background information of the photo session!
Photography: John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Stockbridge, USA | 1977 | The Beatles Bible
The Beatles Legend John Lennon Wearing Woman Dress Photo Has Been Exposed | McCartney Times
I was very fortunate to be able to purchase two signed prints of the photographer’s work on eBay in recent years and I am presenting those two framed pieces here for you to see and enjoy!
My hope as both a fan and collector that the respective powers that be that can make these decisions, should consider releasing a book of the full photo session to the public
TWO SIGNED SANFORD KREGER PRINTS FROM MY COLLECTION:
John and Yoko’s quirky sense of humor took over in this role reversal photo where Yoko is portrayed as the military commander and John is featured as the Southern belle! They both knew instinctively that some would laugh whereas others would criticize and become hot under the collar viewing the photos. As artists, they both sought to elicit a reaction or response from their audience.
CONCLUDING REMARKS:
This 1977 photo session from Massachusetts is one of my personal favorites. I was very fortunate to be able to acquire two signed Kreger prints from this session several years ago. At one time many of the photos from this session were being offered on a Kreger website, then inexplicably one day, the site disappeared. Kreger passed away in 2018. The photo session was precipitated by John, Yoko, and Sean visiting Yoko’s friend George Maciunas who was ill with cancer at the time. Maciunas is also featured on one of the photos that I purchased shown at the bottom of this post! He is the third figure, the one with the beard!
I sincerely hope that the Lennon estate in conjunction with the Kreger estate will strongly consider issuing a book of photos from this session. They will bring smiles and happiness to many people!
A 2-year-old Sean Lennon also appears in several of the Kreger prints from this photo session!
Hope you enjoyed viewing these prints from my personal collection!
What are your viewpoints of this photo session? Would you like to see a complete collection of the session to be released as a book if the powers that be would make the determination to do so?
Be healthy and be happy!
Buzz
