Your Photograph will come with a Certificate of Authenticity from the GRAMMY Museum®
This photograph is currently available as a Limited Edition photographic print in three sizes: 11” x 14”, 16” x 20” and 20” x 24”.
To choose the size print and edition that you desire use the dropdown selection above. 11” x 14” prints are an edition of only 250 hand-numbered and estate-embossed prints. 16” x 20” prints are
an edition of only 75 hand-numbered and estate-embossed prints. 20” x 24 prints are an edition of only 50 hand-numbered and estate-embossed prints. Read more details below.
ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PHOTOGRAPH:
This
unassuming portrait shows Rolling Stones’ founding member Brian Jones
at a rehearsal for the T.A.M.I. Show, caught up in a melody as he
strums his 1964 Vox MK III “Teardrop” guitar.
The one-of-a-kind prototype guitar was custom-made for Brian by Vox. Though he played it onstage frequently during the Stones’ 1964 and 1965 tours, Brian did not use it as often in the studio,
because it had an odd shape and was
difficult to play while sitting. In the beginning, Brian and Keith
Richards rarely shared guitars (later they would become way more
communal). Forever
linked to Brian’s unique legacy, this stunning guitar is one of the most famous Rolling Stones instruments of all time.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS, IN GENERAL:
This photograph was taken by Bob Bonis, who was the U.S. tour manager for both The Beatles and the Rolling Stones from 1964 through 1966. This is a Limited Edition fine art photograph, derived from the original negative or slide,
and is printed on professional grade Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper by the master printers at Duggal Visual Solutions in New York. Thanks to his unequaled access and gifted eye for composition Bob Bonis captured thousands of
unguarded, candid and iconic photographs of the two most important groups in the history of popular music. The majority of these images have never been seen or published and most are available here as Limited Edition
fine art prints for the FIRST TIME!
SIZES / EDITIONS:
This photograph is currently being made available in three sizes and editions (Each Listed Separately on eBay) as follows:
ONCE AN EDITION SELLS OUT IT WILL NEVER BE REPRINTED!
QUANTITY AVAILABLE / SOLD:
With Limited Edition prints and photographs the price typically increases as the edition sells down. After 20% of an edition sells the price will increase. After the next 20% sells the price will increase again and so on, until the edition sells out
completely. To keep things clear we are only listing the number of prints that are available in a particular edition at a particular price. When you have selected a size/edition and it says that (whatever number it says above) are
available, it means that number of prints remain available at that price. When those prints have sold we will list the next group of prints of that edition at the next price, and so on, until the edition has sold out completely. By buying your
print now, rather than waiting, you will get both the lowest print number available in that edition AND the lowest price! So don’t hesitate or the price may go up or the edition may sell out.
Where it says that (whatever number it says above) have sold, because of the way eBay calculates the quantity sold, that number represents the combined number sold of all three sizes and editions on eBay. It does not necessarily
represent an accurate number of prints sold of a specific image or edition. It only represents the combined number of prints sold of all three sizes offered, on eBay. We may have sold prints at an exhibition or other event off of eBay.
When you purchase a print from us on eBay we will send you the lowest available number in that edition. We do not hold back low numbered prints and sell all editions sequentially, beginning with number 1, in the order they are sold.
SHIPPING TIME:
Our fine art photographs are custom printed to order and require a high level of expertise and intense attention to detail, all delivered by Duggal Visual Solutions in New York City. As these are not “off-the-shelf” items an order may take
up to 10 business days to ship. Once printed each photograph is inspected to ensure a perfect print it is then hand-numbered and is embossed with the official Bob Bonis signature seal, as authorized by The Bob Bonis Estate.
It is then placed in a rigid acid-free acrylic sleeve to protect it from fingerprints and other damage. If you need your photograph by a specific date for a gift or other reason please be sure to let us know in the notes section of your
payment or contact us before your purchase to make sure that we can deliver it in time. We will go out of our way to accommodate your needs as is reflected in our feedback comments.
PRICING:
We are offering our fine-art photographic prints at prices far below the standard market price for such photographs. These images are accessible to fans, not normally in the market for such historic and celebrated art, as well as collectors
and investors. But please be aware that as an edition sells down the price will rise.
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY PACKAGE:
Each photograph is accompanied by a package that contains the following documents:
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions via the contact link at the bottom of this page.
Bob Bonis (1932 - 1992) began his career in the music business as a talent agent at MCA in New York City in the late
1950s. He would go on to hold an extraordinary position at a pivotal time in rock history-The British Invasion-as US
Tour Manager for all three of The Beatles' US tours, as well as The Rolling Stones' first five US tours in 1964, 1965,
and continuing through 1966. His personal passion was photography, and he possessed a natural talent for composition
and impeccable timing. His Leica M3 camera went everywhere with him and he documented the people he met and the
places he visited. This, combined with unequalled access to these rock superstars enabled him to document-as no other
photographer could-the Beatles' and Stones' rise from the beginning of the British Invasion to their status as the two
most influential bands in rock music history. Bob captured extraordinary, unguarded photographs, most of which are to
be seen here for the very first time.
The combination of a gifted eye for composition, and unequaled access to some of the most significant performers of
the 20th century, yielded a truly remarkable archive that includes intimate and iconic images of both The Beatles and
The Rolling Stones, never before published, seen or available for purchase by collectors and fans. His contribution to
rock history is a magnificent collection of more than 3,500 candid photographs of two of the greatest bands the world
has ever known.
During his career, Bob shot more than 5,000 photographs of the most legendary acts in music history-including 2,700
Rolling Stones photos, 800 Beatles photos, plus an eclectic mix of images of Frank Sinatra with Buddy Rich, The Lovin'
Spoonful, Simon and Garfunkel, Chicago, Cream, The Hollies, Peter and Gordon and many of the jazz greats with whom he
worked over the years.
The Bob Bonis Archive offers thousands of intimate and candid photos of The Beatles and The Stones in concert,
backstage, rehearsing, tuning up, waiting to go on stage, clowning around, dressing and relaxing, on vacations, en
route to shows or cities, getting their hair cut, bowling, recording in the studio, at press events and just hanging
around being themselves. The unguarded nature of these images reflects Bob's close friendship with the bands and
offers a private, behind-the-scenes look into the early days of The British Invasion era of rock 'n' roll.
How It Started:
Bob started his career in the music industry at MCA talent agency in New York City. When MCA dissolved the talent
agency, Bob started a jazz management firm working with a variety of jazz and big band performers including Benny
Goodman, Count Basie, Harry Belafonte, Gerry Mulligan and others. Standing 6'1" and weighing over 200 pounds, Bob cut
an intimidating figure, and earned a reputation for being able to deal with the wise guys that ran a lot of the jazz
clubs.
Because of this ability, he was tapped to serve as The Rolling Stones' tour manager for their first ever US tour.
Interviewed for a radio special The Rolling Stones: Past and Present in the mid-1980s Bob explained "A friend of mine,
Norman Weiss, asked me as a special favor because I had a reputation for really taking care of troublemakers to take
care of these wiseguys that are coming in from England, boy what a horrible reputation they had and all that and I said
well come on you know, I had my own management firm and I really wasn't that interested in going on the road anymore.
I had done that before. And Norman said "Really, you have to, really they're great" and so on and he pulls out this
article from the London Times. It was "Would You Let Your Sister Marry a Rolling Stone?" or whatever that one was and I
said "That's a great sales pitch" you know, thanks. Anyway, I finally went with them and of course they were not the
least a problem, terrible for their image I know but, they were really great."
Bob did a great job of getting The Stones where they needed to be on time; quite a feat considering that the "bad
boys" of the British Invasion worked hard to cultivate their reputation for trouble. His personal experience with them
was quite the opposite, and he developed a great friendship with them that lasted long after his role as their tour
manager ended. His old friend Norman Weiss was the lead agent at GAC, who were tasked with hiring the crew for The
Beatles' first official tour of the United States-just as he had done for the Rolling Stones a few months prior- and
immediately thought of Bob for the same role with The Beatles that he had so brilliantly performed for The Stones. His
success with The Stones led the band's management in England to recommend him to Brian Epstein for the same role with
The Beatles and he was quickly approved; a job he would hold for all three of The Beatles' US tours. Fortunately for
Bob, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones never toured America at the same time so he was available to serve both bands.
A private man, Bob never sought publicity nor did he have aspirations to publish his photos or to publish memoirs
about his experiences with the two greatest, most important bands in the history of rock 'n' roll. He never
participated in the fan culture or went to any of the conventions. He allowed only a handful of his photographs to be
published in teen magazines in the sixties, but after that, he wasn't interested in pursuing attention based on his
past exploits. For almost 50 years, the negatives and slides had been safely stored away unbeknownst to anyone but
his wife, son and closest friends. Upon his death in 1992, Bob's son Alex rediscovered them and decided to share them
with fans across the globe as a beautiful tribute to his father.
The Bob Bonis photographic archive is the definitive collection for true fans, collectors and people who want to own a
true piece of rock history-and is the largest single previously-unseen collection in the world. The massive archive
captures some of the most impactful, intimate and iconic moments ever seen on film.
This one-of-a-kind collection will roll out over the next 36 months through a special site on eBay
(http://stores.ebay.com/BobBonisArchive).
Undeniably authentic, the Bob Bonis archive has been officially endorsed by the GRAMMY Museum®:
"The Bob Bonis archive is a treasure of music history seen through the creative eye of a man who was in the right
place at the right time. Seeing his photographs is like rediscovering these bands all over again." --Bob Santelli, Executive Director GRAMMY Museum®
In the years he toured with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Bob Bonis became a lifetime fan and a friend. No one
has captured the legendary bands in the same way, and no one ever will. Bob shared a moment in time with them when they
transformed, almost overnight, into the icons we know today. Today, you have an exclusive opportunity to relive those
defining moments again, for the first time-to travel back in time through Bob Bonis' lens and experience the rock n'
roll journey of a lifetime.
When a photographer, estate or archive issues prints for sale, they need to determine the following:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The Bob Bonis Archive logo that you see on the lower right corner of the photos list is a watermark and DOES NOT appear on the actual print. These only appear on the images in our store as a watermark.
THE PRINTS:
The limited edition photographs offered in The Bob Bonis Archive eBay Store are all printed by the master printers at
Duggal Visual Solutions in NYC (one of the world’s leading custom printers of fine-art photographs for top
photographers, fine-art galleries and museums) on professional gallery grade Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper.
Each print is then carefully examined to insure perfection. It is then hand-numbered with the print/edition number for
that print just below the lower left corner of the image in the white border. It is then embossed in the lower right
corner of the white border with the Bob Bonis signature seal, authorized by The Bob Bonis Estate.
Each print comes carefully packed in an archival acid free acrylic sleeve and is packed in a special box to ensure safe
and undamaged transport to you. Along with your print we include a package containing the following:
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where applicable.
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Orders are processed as quickly as possible but depending on whether your purchase if for a framed or unfarmed item
will determine the longest possible lead time necessary. For unframed items our maximum time between when payment is
received and when your item will be shipped is 10 days, but usually much shorter than that. If your order is for a
framed item the maximum time between when your order is paid and when you item will be shipped is 21 days. These are
the maximum times but usually your orders will ship within a few days. You will be sent tracking information as soon
as your item is shipped.
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- Bonis Archive Store on eBay will arrange for a refund to the same form of payment you used to purchase the item.
many cases you will receive a refund before then. The refund time period includes the transit time for us to receive
your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it
(3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes PayPal to process our refund request (5 - 7 days).
If you have any questions, please contact us directly through eBay Messages.
What makes the photographs fine art?
The photographs sold by The Bob Bonis Archive are museum quality archival chromogenic prints, produced by the master
printers at Duggal Visual Solutions in New York on state of the art photographic printing equipment. Duggal is known
worldwide as one of the top producers of fine art prints for museums, galleries and the top photographers for both
exhibition and sale. The prints are all custom printed to order on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper and carefully
inspected ensure a perfect print. The prints are then hand-stamped with the photographer and copyright information on
the reverse. Our limited edition prints are hand-numbered, Estate Stamped, and embossed with the signature of Bob
Bonis. Like all fine art, these prints are extremely limited and will appreciate in value over time.
Will the words / image on the images on the product page appear on the actual print I will receive?
No, the Bob Bonis Archive logo, the photographer’s credit and the copyright info are only on the images on the website,
not on the print you will receive.
What size prints are available?
The photographs from The Bob Bonis Archive offered here on eBay are offered in three sizes; 11" x 14", in a limited
edition of 250 images; 16" x 20", in a limited edition of 75 images; 20" x 24", in a limited edition of 50 prints.
These dimensions refer to the size of the paper, in inches, on which the image is printed.
What is the size of the image?
The size listed refers to the size of the paper on which the photograph is printed. The photographs are printed with a
white border on all four sides to provide space for matting, framing, and handling without harming the image as well as
space for the edition number and our embossed seal. For more information on the prints, please see Printing.
Are the photographs available already framed?
Images are sold unframed, with the ability to add a frame at an additional cost.
If I want to have my print framed do you have a recommendation as to the size of the frame?
It is a matter of your preference and taste but we recommend the following framing specifications: