Stuart Sutcliffe is known as The Fifth Beatle, John Lennon’s best friend, the James Dean of Hamburg. He chose to put his career as a painter (his first passion) before that of a Beatle. Stuart and Lennon were roommates whilst at the Art College in Liverpool. Lennon persuaded Stuart to invest the proceeds from the sale of his first painting to buy a bass guitar and join his band, Johnny and the Moondogs. Stuart re-named the band, The Beetles, after the biker chick gang in the Marlon Brando movie The Wild Ones; John changed the spelling to The Beatles. In Hamburg, Stuart met photographer Astrid Kirchherr who took the early black & white iconic Beatles photographs. Together they styled Stuart’s hair into what became known as the Beatle-mop-top, and made fashion statements...aka collarless jackets. Even though Yoko Ono never met him she said “I felt I knew him...John referred to Stuart daily”. From Liverpool to Hamburg, the newly released BBC documentary, films and tributes- Stuart’s spirit lives on today. View a selection of Stuart’s art and artifacts for sale under important works. STUARTSUTCLIFFEART.COM is the only official Stuart Sutcliffe Art & Memorabilia website with original works available for purchase through Stuart’s sister, Pauline Sutcliffe, the Sole Executrix & Owner of Stuart Sutcliffe Estates. A “Certificate of Authenticity” will accompany all works.