Lennon’s Pool Watched Back: The Psychedelic Eye Mosaic Resurfaces
In the mid-1960s, John Lennon didn’t just make music—he transformed his Kenwood home’s swimming pool into a surreal canvas. The Psychedelic Eye mosaic, a hypnotic swirl of nearly 17,000 tiles, was crafted by artisan Joseph Ritrovato to Lennon’s own design, staring up from the pool’s deep end. This kaleidoscopic creation became a silent witness to Lennon’s creative downtime, visible from his favorite sunroom perch.
After its removal in the 1980s, the mosaic wandered through exhibitions, including Liverpool’s museums and the Victoria and Albert Museum’s celebration of cultural revolution. Now, as it heads to auction, the piece stands as a rare survivor from Lennon’s private world—one of the few artifacts to escape Kenwood’s locked gates. A mosaic that once watched over Lennon’s lazy afternoons now invites new eyes, shimmering with the memory of Beatlemania’s quieter moments.
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