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Beatles Press Conference, Constitution Hall Basement, Philadelphia, Pa. 1964. In the afternoon before they went on stage that evening. Tickets for the event were $4.50.
Beatles Press Conference, Constitution Hall Basement, Philadelphia, Pa. 1964. In the afternoon before they went on stage that evening. Tickets for the event were $4.50.

Beatles Press Conference, Constitution Hall Basement, Philadelphia, Pa. 1964. In the afternoon before they went on stage that evening. Tickets for the event were $4.50.

Artist Bill Snead (American, 1937 - 2016)
DateSeptember 2, 1964; print 2007
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 11 5/8 x 24 inches (29.53 x 60.96 cm)
Mount: 15 x 27 3/8 inches (38.1 x 69.53 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2007.21.26
Signedb.r.corner (in pencil): "Bill Snead"
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DescriptionDepiction of the four members of The Beatles, seated during a press conference, surrounded by reporters and other personnel.Exhibition History

Bill Snead Photographs: The First Fifty Years. Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS, October 20 - November 28, 2006, no cat.

In the Public Eye: Photography and Fame. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 8 - June 15, 2008, no cat.

Copyright© Estate of Bill Snead
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