Medium: Impression chromogénique sur papier / Chromogenic print on paper
Dimensions: 40,6 × 50,8 cm / 16 x 20 in
Description: Été 1969. Un élève du secondaire de 17 ans de Toronto qui prenait des photos et écrivait des histoires pour le journal de l'école a eu une chance remarquable de devenir célèbre.Sur un coup de tête, Godfrey Jordan a apporté son portfolio de photos au journal Toronto Star et a été embauché comme photographe indépendant de divertissement. Sa première mission était Jimi Hendrix.
Jordan a continué à documenter des moments d'une série de concerts organisés au cours de cet été par les stars du rock'n roll - The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton et Lou Reed pour n'en nommer que quelques-uns.
Cette photo emblématique en noir et blanc de John Lennon et Yoko Ono a été prise dans une petite pièce sous le Varsity Stadium de Toronto, peu de temps après avoir joué le premier concert live de Lennon sans les Beatles. Il est considéré comme "le moment" où Lennon a décidé de quitter les Beatles. Cette photo historique en noir et blanc a été prise à l'aide d'un appareil photo argentique Pentax à commande manuelle. La seule lumière dans la pièce était une ampoule de 60 watts qui ajoute à la texture granuleuse de la photo. / It was the summer of 1969 and a 17-year-old Toronto high school student who took pictures and wrote stories for the school paper got a remarkable shot at stardom.
On a whim, Godfrey Jordan took his portfolio of photos to the Toronto Star Newspaper and got hired as an entertainment freelance photographer. His first assignment was jimi Hendrix. Jordan continued to document moments from a series of concerts held during that summer by rock ‘n roll royalty—The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Lou Reed to name a few.
This iconic black and white photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was taken in a small room under Toronto’s Varsity Stadium, shortly after they’d played Lennon’s first live concert without the Beatles. It is considered to be ‘the moment’ when Lennon decided to leave the Beatles. This historic black and white photo was shot using a manually operated Pentax film camera. The only light in the room was a 60-watt bulb which adds to the grainy texture of the photo.
“One week after this particular shot was taken, he (Lennon) went back and told the other Beatles that’s it, I’m quitting the band. This is really the moment that everything changed for John Lennon.” Godfrey Jordan
Born in Ireland, Jordan came to Canada as a child and grew up in Toronto. He attended the Canadian Film Centre. An award-winning filmmaker, photographer and author, Jordan established his own ‘media’ company focused on creative projects including film and photographic work. He is also the author of 13 books published internationally in several languages. Jordan’s photographs have been exhibited worldwide and are held in numerous private and public collections. He still lives in Toronto.

Encadrée / Framed

Signée au bas à droite, datée et titrée au bas à gauche / Signed lower right, dated and titled lower left