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Astrid Kirchherr was born May 20th, 1938 in Hamburg.
From
1957 until 1960 she studied photography at the Meisterschule für Mode,
Textil, Graphik und Werbung. Reinhard Wolf was her teacher. From 1959
until 1963 she worked as his assistant.
In 1960 Astrid
Kirchherr met the Beatles when they had their first stint in Hamburg.
After becoming friends she took impressive group photographs and |
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single shots of The Beatles and their members who at that time still
played with Pete Best instead of Ringo Starr and with Stuart Sutcliffe
who left the group for taking up his art studies again in Hamburg and
living with Astrid Kirchherr.
Since 1964 Astrid Kirchherr
worked as a freelance photographer, and in the same year she and Max
Scheler went to see The Beatles at the shooting of "A Hard Day`s Night"
for STERN magazine. In 1968 she took the photograph for the cover of
"Wonderwall Music" by George Harrison.
In the 70`s and 80`s
photography became less important for Astrid Kirchherr. The movie
BACKBEAT (England 1994), based on Astrid`s and Stuart`s life in
Hamburg, created a new interest for her photos. Astrid Kirchherr`s
photos have been shown in Hamburg, Bremen, London, New York, Washington
D.C., Tokyo, Vienna, and the Rock`n`Roll Hall of Fame.
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PUBLICATIONS
LIVERPOOL DAYS
Max Scheler and Astrid Kirchherr,
published by GENESIS Publications Ltd., England, 1994
GOLDEN DREAMS
Max Scheler and Astrid Kirchherr,
published by GENESIS Publications Ltd., England, 1996
HAMBURG DAYS
Klaus Voormann and Astrid Kirchherr,
published by GENESIS Publications Ltd., England, 1999
WHEN WE WAS FAB
Astrid Kirchherr
published by GENESIS Publications Ltd., England, 2003
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EXHIBITIONS |
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Do you want to see some of the original photographs of the Astrid Kirchherr exhibition ? Please click here.
All of the Astrid Kirchherr photographs can be seen also in our website shop. Below you will find a list of the exhibitions in the past years.
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| 1991 |
"Die Beatles kommen", Sankt Pauli Museum, Hamburg, Germany |
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| 1994 |
Special Photographers Gallery, London, England |
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Entrée Libre, New York, USA |
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Japan, travelling exhibition through several Japanese cities |
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"Liverpool Days", Govinda Gallery, Washington, D.C., USA |
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| 1995 |
Kunsthalle, Bremen, Germany |
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Foyer des Stadttheaters, Itzehoe, Germany |
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"30 Jahre Yesterday", Palais Palffy, Vienna, Austria |
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Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, USA |
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| 1996 |
Schwerin - FilmKunstFest 1996, Germany |
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"Liverpool Days", travelling exhibition through 40 American cities |
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"Die Beatles in Harburg", Helms Museum, Harburg, Germany |
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| 2000 |
Badehaus, Bernau am Chiemsee, Germany |
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Brescia, Italy |
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| 2001 |
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany |
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Bellinzona, Switzerland |
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Matthew Street Gallery, Liverpool, England |
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| 2002 |
1. Estrel Beatles Festival, Berlin, Germany |
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Love Me Do - Beatles-Festival, Rome, Italy |
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| 2003 |
Altstetten, Zürich, Switzerland |
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Theatre St. Michel, Brussels, Belgium |
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| 2004 |
Ruhr Beatles Festival, Weststadthalle, Essen, Germany |
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