Sun Prints

by Linda McCartney

Linda McCartneys delicately haunting images, made using the nineteenth-century technique of sunprinting, are collected here for the first time. In sun printing, natural sunlight is used to produce an image on plain paper treated with a mixture of minerals without a darkroom. Linda McCartney began experimenting with this technique early in her career, and the results are some of her finest photographs.

Genres: Photography, Art

Hardcover

First published May 4, 2001

About the author

Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (née Eastman, previously See) was an American photographer, musician, and animal rights activist. She married Paul McCartney of The Beatles on 12 March 1969, and was a member of Wings. The McCartneys had four children together: Heather Louise (from her previous marriage, whom McCartney adopted in 1969), Mary Anna, Stella Nina, and James Louis McCartney. Linda became Lady McCartney when her husband was knighted in 1997.

The McCartneys shared an Oscar nomination for the song "Live and Let Die", which they co-wrote, and she authored several vegetarian cookbooks, became a business entrepreneur (starting the Linda McCartney Foods company) and was a professional photographer, publishing Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995, and died at the age of 56 on 17 April 1998, at the McCartney family ranch in Tucson, Arizona. She left her entire estate to McCartney through a Qualified Domestic Trust Fund.

Reviews

[Dane Cobain · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m guessing that if you’ve ended up here, you’re already aware that we’re talking about Paul McCartney’s late wife, who lent her name to some delicious meat alternatives. This book is a collection of her photography, and it turns out that she’s pretty good – in fact, her work has been displayed all around the world. Linda really was a true professional, and this book is a great collection which shows off her artistic range to the full.

[Pumpkin+Bear · Rating 1 out of 5]

Barf.