Imagine - John Lennon, Yoko Ono Lennon, Amnesty International illustrated by Jean Jullien

About Amnesty InternationalJohn Lennon

John Lennon was a singer songwriter peace and human rights activist author artist and continues to be a worldwide inspiration. Born in 1940 in Liverpool he rose to fame with his band The Beatles in the 1960s and went on to have an acclaimed solo career until his death in 1980. Lennon''s marriage and collaboration with artist Yoko Ono inspired his iconic peace anthem Imagine . Among Lennon''s books which are collections of his stories and drawings are: In His Own Write A Spaniard in the Works Skywriting by Word of Mouth AI - Japan Through John Lennon''s Eyes and Real Love- the Drawings for Sean.Yoko Ono Lennon is an artist whose thought-provoking work challenges people''s understanding of art and the world around them. From the beginning of her career she was a conceptualist whose work encompassed performance instructions film music sculpture installation and writing. Born in Tokyo she moved to New York aged twenty and opened her Chambers Street loft in 1960 where she hosted exhibitions and performances. She has shown her work all over the world including several films and her first retrospective in France in 2016. In 2007 Ono created the permanent installation IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on Videy Island Iceland and continues to work tirelessly for peace with her IMAGINE PEACE campaign. In 2009 Ono received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the Venice Biennale.JEAN JULLIEN is a French graphic designer currently living in London. He comes from Nantes and did a graphic design degree in Quimper before coming to London. He graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2008 and from the Royal College of Art in 2010. His practice ranges from Illustration to photography video costumes installations books posters and clothing to create a coherent yet eclectic body of work.