Paul McCartney Has Donated a Remarkable Trove of Pictures Taken by His Late Wife to the Glasgow Museums—See Them Here

On the heels of the first UK presentation of a retrospective
dedicated to the photographs of Linda McCartney at the Kelvingrove
Art Gallery and Museum, Paul McCartney, her widower, has generously
gifted a set of limited-edition photos to the Glasgow Museums.

The show has been enthusiastically received not only
for the intimate look it offers into the lives of world-renown rock
stars like Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger, but also for the
skill of the photographer herself, who at times was overshadowed by
her husband. Paul is hoping to rectify that now with this show,
which he helped organize with his daughters, Stella and Mary, and
through this gift to the UK-based museum.

Linda was a professional photographer who turned her lens to the
rollicking counter-culture of the 1960s, her friends and family, as
well as her love of the outdoors and animals. In 1968, she made
history as the first female photographer to have her work on the
cover of Rolling Stone, with an iconic image of Eric
Clapton. Less than a decade later, she and Paul appeared on the
magazine’s cover as newlyweds, and she became the first person to
have shot the magazine’s cover and to have appeared on it.

The gift includes 14 photographs, three of which were shot in
Scotland, making it an even sweeter deal. See select works
below.

“The Linda McCartney Retrospective” is on view through
January 12, 2020, at the Kelvington Art Gallery and Museum. The
images donated by Paul McCartney will be available to view on
request at the Glasgow Museums Resource Center. 

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