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From the Knabe Mankowitz Collection, special collaboration between Walter Knabe, an American multi-disciplinary fine artist, and renowned English rock and roll photographer, Gered Mankowitz.
The third release in the Knabe Mankowitz Collection is Paul McCartney, titled “Paul ‘67”. The edition of 200 pieces was created using a 1967 color portrait photo shot by Mankowitz during a Marianne Faithfull recording session. Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was producing the record, and Paul McCartney came by the studio to show his support of the project.
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Knabe and Mankowitz collaborated to create artwork that captured the “Paul McCartney look” along with this electric time period by including fluorescent pin stripes on the jacket and fashioning the Union Jack scarf to be vivid and eccentric. While portraying the 1960’s London look, they wanted to retain the natural and genuine attitude that Paul brought to this casual photo.
The 18” x 27” piece is signed by both Knabe and Mankowitz. It blends Knabe’s signature hand crafted screen printing and hand painted detail using 16 paint colors intricately layered on heavy, tactile paper.
Mankowitz established his first studio in London’s Mason’s Yard in 1963 in what was to become the heart of 60’s swinging London. He began working in the U.K. music industry at a time when it needed mould breaking images. Mankowitz's work with Jimi Hendrix and The Experience produced some of the most iconic and widely known portraits of the musician.
Mankowitz has continued working in the music world over the last 50 years and also shoots other genres of the commercial photography industry including editorial and advertising, and contributes to leading magazines. He has published multiple photography books of his images and co-created/executive produced on six-part TV series “ICON – Music Through The Lens”, on PBS in the USA. Mankowitz resides in Cornwall County in south west England.
