Rearview Mirror, an exhibition of recently rediscovered photographs by Paul McCartney presented in Beverly Hills and London, features thirty-six works composed of images taken between December 1963 and February 1964. It presents a rare opportunity to acquire selected photographs—including some previously unseen—from McCartney’s personal archive and is the first time he has made signed editions of his photographs available.
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Born in Liverpool and baptized in the clubs of Hamburg, The Beatles started 1963 poised to break out of obscurity. As they achieved their first hit records in England and toured the country with their distinctive look, irreverent attitudes, and infectious melodies, momentum began to build. By that fall, especially after their performance on Sunday Night at the London Palladium, growing reports of frenzied hordes of teenage girls screaming, fainting, and in a general state of delirium whenever and wherever the band played inspired a new word to describe the phenomenon—Beatlemania.
To chronicle his rapidly changing reality, Paul McCartney acquired a 35mm Pentax camera as Beatlemania swept across Britain and started to ripple outward. Taken in the pivotal months during which The Beatles emerged as global icons—then lost for half a century—McCartney’s photographs offer a vivid firsthand account of the camaraderie, self-reflection, astonishment, and joy he and his bandmates experienced. Together these photographs constitute a newly indispensable perspective on The Beatles’ rise just as the world seemed to need them most.
Everywhere I went I just took pictures.
—Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Self-portrait in my room at the Asher family home, Wimpole Street, London, December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
39 ½ × 44 ¼ inches (100.3 × 112.4 cm)
Framed: 46 ⅝ × 51 ⅜ × 2 ¼ inches (118.3 × 130.3 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
George (with John) backstage before Juke Box Jury at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, 7 December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum with UV-cured pigment
18 × 58 ⅛ inches (45.7 × 147.5 cm)
Framed: 22 ⅛ × 62 ⅛ × 2 ¼ inches (56 × 157.8 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John backstage before Juke Box Jury at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, 7 December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
58 ⅛ × 18 inches (147.5 × 45.7 cm)
Framed: 62 ⅛ × 22 ⅛ × 2 ¼ inches (157.8 × 56 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Dressing room at the Lewisham Odeon, London, 8 December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
20 × 18 inches (50.8 × 45.7 cm)
Framed: 24 ⅛ × 22 ⅛ × 2 ¼ inches (61.1 × 56 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney signing George with two hats, backstage at The Beatles Christmas Show, Finsbury Park Astoria, London, December 1963 at Griffin Editions, New York, 2025
Paul McCartney
George with two hats, backstage at The Beatles Christmas Show, Finsbury Park Astoria, London, December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
24 × 18 inches (61 × 45.7 cm)
Framed: 26 ⅜ × 20 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (66.8 × 51.6 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
George, Ringo, and John backstage at The Beatles Christmas Show, Finsbury Park Astoria, London, December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
27 ¼ × 30 ¼ inches (69.2 × 76.8 cm)
Framed: 32 ⅜ × 35 ⅜ × 2 ¼ inches (82.1 × 89.7 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John during rehearsals for The Beatles Christmas Show, Finsbury Park Astoria, London, December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
30 ¼ × 27 ¼ inches (76.8 × 69.2 cm)
Framed: 35 ⅜ × 32 ⅜ × 2 ¼ inches (89.7 × 82.1 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John (with glasses) and George in the backseat, and us during a photo shoot at the Clarence Tavern, Finsbury Park, London, December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum with UV-cured pigment markings
63 ¼ × 49 inches (160.7 × 124.5 cm)
Framed: 65 ⅞ × 51 ⅝ × 2 ⅝ inches (167.2 × 131 × 6.7 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Ringo rehearsing for The Beatles Christmas Show, Finsbury Park Astoria, London, December 1963, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
18 × 58 ⅛ inches (45.7 × 147.5 cm)
Framed: 22 ⅛ × 62 ⅛ × 2 ¼ inches (56 × 157.8 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John backstage at the London Palladium, 12 January 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
First days in Paris before our three-week stint at the Olympia, 14–15 January 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
63 ¼ × 49 inches (160.7 × 124.5 cm)
Framed: 65 ⅞ × 51 ⅝ × 2 ⅝ inches (167.2 × 131 × 6.7 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John on the Champs-Élysées, Paris, 15 January 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
23 ¾ × 33 inches (60.3 × 83.8 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Marquee of the Olympia Theatre, Paris, January 1964. Photograph by Paul McCartney. © Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Photographers, fans, and officers, rue de Caumartin, Paris, January 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John and George wearing French hats for a photo shoot, Paris, 16 January 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John playing a Gibson J-160E in our suite at the Hotel George V, Paris, 16 January 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
12 × 18 inches (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
Framed: 24 ⅛ × 22 ⅛ × 2 ¼ inches (61.1 × 56 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John and George during a photo shoot with Dezo Hoffmann, Paris, January 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
27 ¼ × 30 ¼ inches (69.2 × 76.8 cm)
Framed: 32 ⅜ × 35 ⅜ × 2 ¼ inches (82.1 × 89.7 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney, Self-portraits in a mirror at the Hotel George V, Paris, January 1964 (detail)
Paul McCartney
Self-portraits in a mirror at the Hotel George V, Paris, January 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
18 × 58 inches (45.7 × 147.3 cm)
Framed: 22 ⅛ × 62 ⅛ × 2 ¼ inches (56 × 157.8 × 5.7 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
At London Airport (with Brian Epstein, Mal Evans, and Neil Aspinall) for Pan Am flight 101 to New York City, 7 February 1964, 2025
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
48 × 62 ⅞ inches (121.9 × 159.7 cm)
Framed: 50 ⅞ × 65 ⅝ × 2 ½ inches (129.1 × 166.7 × 6.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Views from the Plaza and rehearsals for The Ed Sullivan Show, New York City, 8 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
63 ¼ × 49 inches (160.7 × 124.5 cm)
Framed: 65 ⅞ × 51 ⅝ × 2 ⅝ inches (167.2 × 131 × 6.7 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Young girl in a headscarf, Washington, DC, 11 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
34 × 47 ½ inches (86.4 × 120.7 cm)
Framed: 36 ⅜ × 49 ⅞ × 2 ⅛ inches (92.2 × 126.5 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Ringo, John, and Paul in Central Park, New York, February 8, 1964. Photograph taken on Paul McCartney’s camera by Neil Aspinall, Brian Epstein, or Mal Evans. © Paul McCartney
America was without question the big prize, where most, if not all, of the music we loved came from.
—Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
View of Columbus Circle from our car, New York City, 12 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
34 × 47 ½ inches (86.4 × 120.7 cm)
Framed: 36 ⅜ × 49 ⅞ × 2 ⅛ inches (92.2 × 126.5 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Being chased by fans on West 58th Street, New York City, 12 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
34 × 47 ½ inches (86.4 × 120.7 cm)
Framed: 36 ⅜ × 49 ⅞ × 2 ⅛ inches (92.2 × 126.5 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Fans outside the Plaza, New York City, 12 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
34 × 47 ½ inches (86.4 × 120.7 cm)
Framed: 36 ⅜ × 49 ⅞ × 2 ⅛ inches (92.2 × 126.5 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Leaving New York for the Miami sun, John F. Kennedy Airport, New York City, 13 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney discusses the photograph A welcoming committee of several thousand fans (and a chimpanzee) at Miami International Airport, 13 February 1964 with Gagosian director Joshua Chuang at Griffin Editions, New York, 2025. Video: Pushpin Films
Paul McCartney
Above the clouds on our way to Miami, 13 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
A welcoming committee of several thousand fans (and a chimpanzee) at Miami International Airport, 13 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
48 ⅜ × 68 ½ inches (122.9 × 174 cm)
Framed: 51 ¼ × 71 ⅜ × 2 ½ inches (130 × 181.1 × 6.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Arriving at the Deauville (me in the rearview mirror), Miami Beach, 13 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
48 ⅜ × 68 ½ inches (122.9 × 174 cm)
Framed: 51 ¼ × 71 ⅜ × 2 ½ inches (130 × 181.1 × 6.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Arriving at the Deauville (II), Miami Beach, 13 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
34 × 47 ½ inches (86.4 × 120.7 cm)
Framed: 36 ⅜ × 49 ⅞ × 2 ⅛ inches (92.2 × 126.5 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney, From my balcony at the Deauville, Miami Beach, 13 February 1964 (detail)
Paul McCartney
From my balcony at the Deauville, Miami Beach, 13 February 1964, 2025
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
47 ½ × 34 inches (120.7 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 49 ⅞ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (126.5 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Ringo and George aboard the Southern Trail, Miami, 14 February 1964, 2025
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Ringo aboard the Southern Trail, Miami, 14 February 1964, 2025
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John in Biscayne Bay, Miami, 14 February 1964, 2025
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
George relaxing poolside at the Pollaks’, Miami, 15 February 1964, 2025
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
34 × 47 ½ inches (86.4 × 120.7 cm)
Framed: 36 ⅜ × 49 ⅞ × 2 ⅛ inches (92.2 × 126.5 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
John and George rehearsing at the Deauville for our second live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Miami Beach, 15 February 1964, 2025
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Ringo rehearsing at the Deauville for our second live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (light leak), Miami Beach, 15 February 1964, 2025
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
24 ¾ × 34 inches (62.9 × 86.4 cm)
Framed: 27 ⅛ × 36 ⅜ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.7 × 92.2 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
Paul McCartney
Leaving the Deauville for Star Island, Miami Beach, 17 February 1964, 2025
Dye sublimation print on aluminum
24 ½ × 62 ¾ inches (62.2 × 159.4 cm)
Framed: 26 ⅞ × 64 ⅞ × 2 ⅛ inches (68.1 × 164.6 × 5.4 cm)
Edition of 8 + 2 AP
