What is Astrid Kirchherr?
[[File:Astrid Kirchherr in November 2012.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Astrid Kirchherr]] '''Astrid Kirchherr''' (20 May 1938&nbsp;– 12 May 2020) was a [[Germans|German]] photographer and artist. She was known for her works with [[the Beatles]] and her photographs of the band's original members – [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]], [[Stuart Sutcliffe]] and [[Pete Best]] – during their early days in [[Hamburg]]. Her early work was shown in Hamburg, [[Bremen]], [[London]], [[Liverpool]], [[Chicago]], [[New York City]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Tokyo]], [[Vienna]] and at the [[Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame]]. She published three limited-edition books of photographs. Kirchherr was born in Hamburg. She died there on 12 May 2020 from [[cancer]], aged 81.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/beatles-photographer-astrid-kirchherr-dies-at-81/a-53460702|title=Beatles photographer Astrid Kirchherr dies at 81 |date=16 May 2020 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2020-05/astrid-kirchherr-beatles-fotografin-john-lennon-nachruf |title= Ihre erste Fotografin |publisher= Die Zeit |date=15 May 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirchherr, Astrid}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Germany]] [[Category:German artists]] [[Category:German photographers]] [[Category:People from Hamburg]] {{bio-stub}} {{authority control}}