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by Jonathan Morrill
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Queen duvet cover (88" x 88") featuring the image "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite" by Jonathan Morrill. Our soft microfiber duvet covers are hand sewn and include a hidden zipper for easy washing and assembly. Your selected image is printed on the top surface with a soft white surface underneath. All duvet covers are machine washable with cold water and a mild detergent.
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On January 31st, 1967, while The Beatles were in Sevenoaks, Kent,
making a promotional film for Strawberry Fields Forever,
John Lennon... more
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On January 31st, 1967, while The Beatles were in Sevenoaks, Kent,
making a promotional film for Strawberry Fields Forever,
John Lennon wandered in to an antique shop close to their hotel.
There he bought a framed Victorian circus poster from 1843.
The poster announced Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal,
coming to Town Meadows in Rochdale.
It grandly announced that the circus would be for the benefit of Mr. Kite,
and would feature "Mr. J Henderson the celebrated somerset thrower"
and Zanthus the horse.
Mr. Kite was William Kite, a performer and the son of circus owner James Kite.
In 1810 he had founded Kite's Pavilion Circus and later moved to Wells' Circus.
It is thought that he worked in Pablo Fanques' fair between 1843 and 1845.
Fanque was Britain's first black circus owner.
He was born William Darby in Norwich in 1796.
Lennon hung the poster in his music room at his home in Weybridge,
and began to use it as inspiration fo...
Jonathan Morrill is a Hollywood-based artist. His acrylic works of many a tinsel-town icon have graced the walls of La-La Land's great haunts, including Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where he appears as himself in the HBO documentary; "The Young and The Dead" (2000), painting an over-sized portrait of Rudolph Valentino as the "The Son of The Sheik", mere yards away from the icons final resting place. The piece is featured in Tracy Ryan Terhune's book 'Valentino Forever' (AuthorHouse, 2004) In 2019, that same 10' x 10' acrylic portrait continues to be displayed at the annual Valentino memorial. The Hollywood Wax Museum featured not only some of Morrill's acrylic work, but during his tenor as assistant curator, he installed a...
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