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Isle Of Wight festival: 50th anniversary exhibition to open with unseen photos
Isle Of Wight festival‘s iconic 1970 instalment is set to open in London.Wight Spirit, 1968-70 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary festival (the inaugural year was 1968 but 1970 put it on the map), with pictures from the festival and associated artwork displayed at west London’s Masterpiece Art gallery from Monday (July 27).Sculptures by Guy Portelli and a selection of photographs taken by the late Charles Everest – some of which have never been seen before – will be displayed until September 5.Everest photographed the festival’s third year in 1970, and the year from which 50 years is marked, when 600,000 people watched Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell play “Europe’s Woodstock”.Additionally, the
