{"product_id":"benefit-for-mr-kite-beatles-mug","title":"Benefit For Mr Kite - Beatles - Mug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a unique mug based on the poster that inspired John Lennon and Paul McCartney to write The Beatles \"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite\" song which featured on The Beatles \"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\" album that was released in 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mug design shows all the important elements from the original poster. the images and text are black on a 330ml (11oz) White Ceramic Mug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is printed using dye-sublimation and are dishwasher and microwave safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 0.4kg per mug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original poster was produced in 1843 and advertised Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal appearance at Rochdale in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Lennon purchased the poster in an antique shop on 31 January 1967 in Sevenoaks, Kent, while the Beatles were filming promotional films for \"Strawberry Fields Forever\" and \"Penny Lane\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLennon had the poster framed and displayed it at his home in Weybridge in Surrey (see picture) while the songs for Sgt. Peppers were written and recorded. The poster is still in the Lennon family's possession in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Everything from the song is from that poster,\" John Lennon explained and any Beatles fan will instantly recognise the references from the poster in the song lyrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough at the time, multiple copies of the poster would have been printed, it is believed that is the only surviving original and has only been shown once in public, at the “Double Fantasy - John \u0026amp; Yoko” exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool from May 2018 to November 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition told John Lennon and Yoko Ono's story in their own words, featuring personal objects alongside art, music and film, from Yoko's own private collection, some of which had never been displayed before – including the Mr Kite poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have created this replica based on photographs of the poster at that exhibition.\u003cbr\u003eYou can read about the exhibition \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/beatlesliverpoollocations.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/\" title=\"here\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Pablo Fanque is also interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn, William Darby in Norwich in 1810, he was a circus performer and became the first black British circus owner with his “Circus Royal” being immensely popular as it toured across Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpwards of 40 people performed in his shows, and the biggest events could attract up to 2,000 people. Horses were the main component and there would be a narrative to the show, with the performers acting out a play based on great military battles or episodes from English history like Dick Turpin’s ride to York. Mr. Kite was the head-balancer William Kite, while the Hendersons were a husband-and-wife team who specialised in tightrope walking and acrobatics. Pablo Fanque was the circus master himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 30 years he operated his own circus, Fanque moved from town to town, sending poster makers ahead of him to print bills like the one John Lennon found in the antiques shop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doom Bar Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57274088817017,"sku":"MUG21","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/9088\/4217\/files\/il_fullxfull.6417923284_qfa5.jpg?v=1778769874","url":"https:\/\/doombarstudio.com\/products\/benefit-for-mr-kite-beatles-mug","provider":"Doom Bar Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}