Sir Paul to exhibit Linda's photography

Sir Paul McCartney is to stage an exhibition of photographs by his late wife Linda.

The former Beatle has spent the past three years putting together the show, which will mark the tenth anniversary of her death.

It includes images of stars such as Jim Morrison and John Lennon, and intimate portraits of McCartney family life.

This is the first major exhibition of Linda's photographs to be staged in the UK, and spans her career from the 1960s to shortly before her death in April 1998.

The couple's photographer daughter Mary has also helped to curate the exhibition, which will open at the James Hyman Gallery in London's Savile Row on April 24.

Sir Paul said: "An exhibition presenting the range of Linda's photographic work is long overdue, so I'm obviously pleased that this show is happening."

He added: "James Hyman, my daughter Mary and I have worked on it now for three years, and the result is a sensitive selection of works that really demonstrates Linda's prodigious output as a photographer.

"The photographs not only illustrate her incredible talent as an artist, but as someone who was very much connected to the culture of the times and wasn't afraid to challenge herself or her subject."

Linda started out as a rock photographer and her subjects included John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and Sir Mick Jagger.

The exhibition will also feature landscapes, self-portraits and family snaps. Some have rarely been seen before in public.

The photographs will be offered for sale in very limited editions, authenticated with a certificate signed by Sir Paul.

Each has been platinum printed by Paul Caffell, with whom Linda worked throughout her career.

The McCartneys married in 1969 and Linda died from cancer in 1998, aged 56.

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