The Who
The Who are an English rock band from London, best known for their explosive sound, energetic performances, and pioneering role in rock music. With iconic songs like “My Generation,” “Baba O’Riley,” and “Pinball Wizard,” they fused hard rock, mod sensibilities, and ambitious storytelling into a style that was both rebellious and innovative. Fronted by Roger Daltrey’s powerful vocals and driven by Pete Townshend’s inventive guitar work, The Who helped define the sound and spirit of British rock, leaving a lasting influence on generations of musicians.
The Who under a Union Jack flag, 1968 by Art Kane
Shot in 1968 in NYC in Morningside Park near Columbia University, Art Kane had plenty of fun with The Who. Kane described them as “cute little ruffians, they made me think of Dickens, of Fagin’s gang from Oliver Twist.” Knowing that Pete Townshend and John Entwistle wore jackets made from the British flag, Art Kane decided to literally enrobe the band in the Union Jack, 2 actually, sewn together specially for the shoot. He wanted to portray them as “lovable in a devilish way”.
Kane instructed them to pretend to be asleep at the base of the Karl Schurz monument. He saw the image as an homage to a Henri Cartier-Bresson photograph of avagrant asleep in London’s Trafalgar Square.
Originally photographed in 1968 for Art Kane’s legendary Life Magazine photo essay ‘The New Rock’, it was later used by The Who for the soundtrack album cover and publicity posters for their 1978 movie ‘The Kids Are Alright’
Signed limited edition print of Pete Townshend of The Who, taken by Barrie Wentzell in London, 1970.
Barrie Wentzell recalls "Taken in my Soho studio, for an article Pete Townshend was doing on the Musicians Union and the problems he and other bands were having performing live on T.V. with miming, backing tracks, studio musicians, sound engineers and producers. Pete wrote a semi-regular page for the Melody Maker and apart from being a great writer he’d come up with some great ’visual’ ideas for us to have fun with."
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Signed limited edition print of Keith Moon of The Who, taken by Barrie Wentzell in 1968.
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Pete Townshend of The Who in full swing by photographer Patrick Harbron during the "Who Are You" tour.
Location: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Date: December 4th 1979
Signed limited edition print of Keith Moon, legendary drummer of The Who with some friends by celebrated rock photographer, James Fortune. It was ’75 and The Who were throwing a party to kick off their US Tour in Houston, Texas. The party that was held at The Houston Oaks Hotel had taken it’s theme from Who’s newest single ‘Squeeze Box’, and as you can see Keith Moon had a wonderful time.
Location: Houston Oaks Hotel, Texas
Date: 1975
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Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print from photographer Alec Byrne, taken during the Rock and Roll Circus taping on December 11th, 1968 featuring, Pete Townshend, Brian Jones, Rock Dijon, Yoko Ono, Roger Daltrey, Julian Lennon, John Lennon and Eric Clapton
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Signed limited edition print of John Entwistle and Pete Townshend of The Who, taken by Barrie Wentzell in 1968.
Barrie recalls, "Earlier in May, 1968, we did an interview with Pete Townshend where he said he was planning a ‘rock opera’ about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy. I thought he’d gone ‘cuckoo’ but a few months later I went over to IBC Studios on Upper Regent Street, and found him and the rest of The Who deep into recording Tommy. It was sounding amazing and I as I quickly reassessed my doubts, I became a believer! I spent a few hours just hanging in and got a lot of pics of the group hard at work; even Mr. Moon was sober. This photo of John and Pete is of bass and guitar riff overdubbing."
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Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of The Who by Alec Byrne. In the summer of 1971, the Who – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle – gathered at Keith Moon’s house “Tara,” about an hour outside London, to celebrate the release of their new album Who’s Next. Alec was able to shoot a great deal of material that afternoon, but this portrait of the band would be the favorite.
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Signed, limited edition print of Pete Townshend walking on Soho street in London on a photo shoot in 1980 for the Telegraph Sunday Magazine.
Signed print of The Who by Neil Zlozower.
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The Who under a Union Jack flag, 1968 by Art Kane
During Kane’s shoot with The Who, two neighborhood children came along after school to play in the park, and Kane asked them to sit in and watch the band. Their clothes match the tones of the flag perfectly.
Shot in 1968 in NYC in Morningside Park near Columbia University, Art Kane had plenty of fun with The Who. Kane described them as “cute little ruffians, they made me think of Dickens, of Fagin’s gang from Oliver Twist.” Knowing that Pete Townshend and John Entwistle wore jackets made from the British flag, Art Kane decided to literally enrobe the band in the Union Jack, 2 actually, sewn together specially for the shoot. He wanted to portray them as “lovable in a devilish way”.
Kane instructed them to pretend to be asleep at the base of the Karl Schurz monument. He saw the image as an homage to a Henri Cartier-Bresson photograph of avagrant asleep in London’s Trafalgar Square.
Originally photographed in 1968 for Art Kane’s legendary Life Magazine photo essay ‘The New Rock’, it was later used by The Who for the soundtrack album cover and publicity posters for their 1978 movie ‘The Kids Are Alright’
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Pete Townshend and his dog, Towser, taken by Barrie Wentzell in Twickenham, London in 1971.
Barrie recalls, "Pete Townshend was sending in so many letters to theMelody Makerabout this and that, so Ray Coleman, the editor had the bright idea to ask him if he'd like to have a page for himself so he could write about anything he wished. Pete asked me to photograph the accompanying images to illustrate his pieces. Some of these were quite abstract but his stories were always entertaining. On this day I arrived at his home to find him dressed up in a "Pearly King" outfit with a banjo setting up a collection of his daughter's toys in his garden. His faithful Spaniel Towser was recruited and posed perfectly during the shoot."
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Signed, limited edition print of The Who at The Marque Club in London, England in March 1967 by Ray Stevenson. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Signed limited edition print of Keith Moon, legendary drummer of The Who with Linda Lovelace and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees by celebrated rock photographer, James Fortune. Keith Moon was presented with Robert Redford's suit from The Sting as a birthday gift from MCA Records on the night, and apparently he never stopped wearing it!
Location: The Brown Derby restaurant, Los Angeles CA
Date: Keith Moon's birthday 1976
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The Lifetime prints in this collection are the last available prints signed by Terry O’Neill and come with a certificate of authenticity.
Signed limited edition photographic print of The Who taken by Terry O'Neill. Taken at Shepperton Studios, the image was used as the cover for "Who Are You", released 18th August 1978.
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Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of The Who by Alec Byrne, taken during their performance at Rock And Roll Circus, December 11th 1968.
Rock and Roll Circus was a concert show organized by the Rolling Stones on 11 December 1968. The show was filmed on a makeshift circus stage with Jethro Tull, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Rolling Stones. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono also performed as part of a one-shot supergroup called the Dirty Mac, featuring Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards. The original idea for the concert was going to include the Small Faces, the Rolling Stones, and the Who, and the concept of a circus was first thought up between Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane. It was meant to be aired on the BBC, but instead the Rolling Stones withheld it. The Rolling Stones contended they did so because of their substandard performance, clearly exhausted after 15 hours (and some indulgence in drugs)
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Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of Pete Townshend by Alec Byrne, taken while recording with the Who at De Lane Lea Studios, London, May 23, 1967.
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You can add framing to your print purchase if needed, or simply order the print unframed. Our framing service is provided by a reputable, local professional custom framer here in Austin. Prints are framed in a classic museum style frame using archival techniques. This consists of a 3" white matt, plain black wood surround and conservation clear, UV protected glass. Click HERE to view a sample.
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of The Who by Alec Byrne. In the summer of 1971, the Who – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle – gathered at Keith Moon’s house “Tara,” about an hour outside London, to celebrate the release of their new album Who’s Next.
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You can add framing to your print purchase if needed, or simply order the print unframed. Our framing service is provided by a reputable, local professional custom framer here in Austin. Prints are framed in a classic museum style frame using archival techniques. This consists of a 3" white matt, plain black wood surround and conservation clear, UV protected glass. Click HERE to view a sample.
Signed, limited edition print of Pete Townshend in a Soho, London recording studio in 1980 during a two-day photo shoot for the Telegraph Sunday Magazine.
Signed print of The Who by Neil Zlozower.
Framing is available for prints in this collection . Click HERE for more information on how to add framing to your print order