Art Edition (No. 1–62), with the print Location unknown, 1970s. The book and print are both signed by Paul McCartney.
Linda McCartney. The Polaroid Diaries, Art Edition No. 1–62 ‘Location unknown, 1970s’
Edition of 62
Hardcover in 100% recycled acrylic glass slipcase, 13 x 13 in., 11.31 kg (24.87 lb), 236 pages, with the C-Type Gloss print Location unknown, 1970s in portfolio, 19.7 x 19.7 in.; numbered and signed by Paul McCartney
US$ 5,000
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Following her best-selling TASCHEN monograph, Linda McCartney’s Polaroid Diaries brings together highlights from her vast archive in a limited Art Edition. Taken from the early 1970s until the mid-1990s, the portraits, still lifes, landscapes and interior compositions affirm her bold eye for pattern, color, or simply an elegant fall of light. Through these candid instant pictures, we discover an intimate testimony to McCartney as an experimental artist and photographer.
Art Edition (No. 1–62), with the print Location unknown, 1970s. The book and print are both signed by Paul McCartney.
Art Edition (No. 1–62), with the print Location unknown, 1970s. The book and print are both signed by Paul McCartney.
The Instant Art of Linda McCartney
Unseen Polaroids of family life and beyond
Following her best-selling TASCHEN monograph Life in Photographs, discover a more intimate and highly personal side of Linda McCartney’s photographic work in The Polaroid Diaries.The collection focuses on McCartney’s distinctive way of seeing the world and her family, through charming and quirky portraits of Paul McCartney and the couple’s four children. We see them pulling faces and in matching pajamas. We see James pouring water on himself, and Mary and Stella playing dress-up. There’s dancing, eating, horse riding, and countless moments of everyday life on their farm in Southern England.
As Paul says in the introduction: “She would just see things. Many of her photos, it’s just that one click. You’ve got to recognise when a great photo is happening in front of you. And then you’ve got to snap it at exactly the right moment… And she did that so many times that it always impressed me.” The Polaroid Diaries curates more than 200 of these “right” moments from the early 1970s until the mid-1990s, along with a foreword by Chrissie Hynde and an essay by art critic Ekow Eshun.
The book also features luminous landscapes across Scotland and Arizona, as well as the odd celebrity, as the likes of Steve McQueen and Adam Ant wander into the frame. Other pictures attest to her love of animals, with compassionate images of cats, lambs, horses, and hens. It’s a pre-Instagram glimpse into the life of an extraordinary family, a celebration of Linda’s legacy as a fiercely committed artist and of the instant magic of Polaroid film.
Art Edition (No. 1–62), with the print Location unknown, 1970s. The book and print are both signed by Paul McCartney.
Also available as a second Art Edition (No. 63–124) with an alternative signed print, and as a signed Collector’s Edition (No. 125–500).
Linda McCartney. The Polaroid Diaries, Art Edition No. 1–62 ‘Location unknown, 1970s’
Edition of 62
Hardcover in 100% recycled acrylic glass slipcase, 13 x 13 in., 11.31 kg (24.87 lb), 236 pages, with the C-Type Gloss print Location unknown, 1970s in portfolio, 19.7 x 19.7 in.; numbered and signed by Paul McCartney
The picture frame seen here is for display purposes only; the print is sold unframed.