John Lennon was killed forty years ago today, at age forty.
The photograph on the above Newsweek cover was by Richard Avedon. It was originally part of a larger picture Mr. Avedon took of the Beatles, in 1967.
As is apparent, the copy of Newsweek, which I have had since 1980, is torn (I don't recall when this happened), and the cover became separated from the rest of the issue.
(Photographs © Richard Avedon)