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Stu, John…George & Paul
Photograph of John Lennon taken in the late Stuart Sutcliffe’s studio in Hamburg, Germany | April 1962 © Astrid Kirchherr (I) (II) (III)
John and George visiting Stuart Sutcliffes room. Photographed by Astrid Kirchherr.
“After Stuart’s death, John and George really cared about me. They used to come and see me in my home. It was actually John’s suggestion. John said, ‘Can I see where he used to paint?’ So I said, ‘Of course, you can.’
“In that moment, I had to take a picture of them. I just grabbed this old chair and put it there. And John was so full of emotion, being in the same room where his friend was just painting, that he nearly burst out in tears. And George was all a bit worried. So I just said to George, ‘Well, stand behind him.’ You could see how quickly George understood what it was all about, death and being alive.