Category: Bag One
Saturday 24th January 1970
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John Lennon Art – A Group of Anarchists who object to John Lennon’s BAG ONE exhibition of original lithographs invaded the London Arts Gallery in
Detroit detectives study display of Lennon’s art
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Detroit (AP) – An exhibit of lithographs by Beetle John Lennon opened in Detroit yesterday where two city police detectives viewed the 14 prints depicting
Press Release Before the Show
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The London Arts Group, with fine arts galleries in London, New York, and Detroit, will stage the world premiere of Beatle John Lennon’s first portfolio
London Arts Gallery Bag One John Lennon Controversy Police Raid Obscenity Trial
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The London Arts Gallery came to the notice of an international public when in 1970, its owner Eugene Schuster was charged with corrupting morals when
Ronnie Hawkins on John Lennon Yoko Bag One and The Whole Peace Party
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“In December 1969 John and Yoko were fully committed to their War Is Over If You Want It peace campaign. When I got the phone
Erotic Lennon ‘disgusting’ – The Evening Standard
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Detectives damningly dismissed John Lennon’s erotic drawings as the product of a sick mind. And members of the public who visited the London gallery exhibiting
Portillo’s State Secrets British National Archives
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In January 1970 the first ever exhibit of Bag One by John Lennon took place at the London Arts Gallery 22 New Bond Street. The opening was raided by the Scotland Yard Vice squad and the prints were confiscated. The gallery owner was charged with Obscenity and a trial was held the next month.
Double Fantasy: Museum of Liverpool John & Yoko Bag One
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Victoria Patience, assistant curator of the Museum of Liverpool, discusses how an exhibition of John Lennon’s drawings caused controversy in 1970
