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Article: THE ART OF JOHN LENNON YOKO ONO TALKS ABOUT THE COMING EXHIBIT OF PRINTS BY JOHN LENNON, AND WHY HIS DRAWINGS ``DIRECTLY COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC.''.(DAILY BREAK)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- June 4, 1996
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Byline: TERESA ANNAS, STAFF WRITER
ALL YOKO'S SAYING, is give John Lennon's art a chance.
``Each drawing is shiny like a jewel, you know? You feel the presence of John as a human being. His spirit is coming through it - playful and warm,'' said Yoko Ono, widow of the Beatle slain in 1980 by a deranged fan.
Ono was speaking from the home she once shared with Lennon, in the plush Dakota apartments in Manhattan. That day she was scheduled to fly off with son Sean for a European tour; Ono has been singing with Sean's band IMA, with whom she performs on their fall 1995 release, ``Rising.''
But she took time out to promote a showing of ...