Psychedelic Pic - what's the origin?

Does anyone know the origin of this quite famous psychedelic group of pics of the Beatles?



I've seen it a lot but just curious when it was done, by who and was it officially produced?

The original photos were taken by American photographer Richard Avedon in 1967 and then given a special treatment. The Beatles Bible website has a little more information on it.

The effect on George's portrait is achieved by smudging the photo while the print is still wet. I've seen this done by a pro photographer.

Original portfolio of the photos, only a few were printed, sold at Christie's for over $600,000

And here's a Wiki article on the man!

http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ld...sg8o1_1280.jpg

Thanks so much for the info...I wasn't expecting such a good response to my question. I never knew all of that so it's good to learn something new. I found there were two sessions, possibly at different dates and it looks like Uncle Albert's link is for the other session.

I also found this contact sheet: