Photos of John Lennon, Yoko Ono's Bed-in for Peace protest part of Vancouver gallery exhibit
CTV
The Vancouver Art Gallery is opening a major exhibition of works by Yoko Ono on Sunday that includes photos of her and John Lennon's famous 1969 Bed-in for Peace protest in Montreal.
Among the pieces on display Sunday will be a collection of photographs, owned by a Victoria woman, that document an iconic week in pop culture history.
In 1969, as the Vietnam War was raging, newlyweds Lennon and Ono spent eight days in Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel as part of a peaceful protest against the conflict, which they labelled "Bed-in for Peace."
Only one photographer was in the room during the protest, Brooklyn-born Gerry Deiter, who was on assignment for Life Magazine.
"The love, the intimacy in those photos..." Joan Athey, owner of the photos, told to CTV News. "Even though there were always at least 20 people in the room."