![John Lennon in New York in 1977. At the left of the image are Yoko Ono and the couple's son, Sean.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZFNNFW3YFZEGZKL7JEH7BVA5AI.jpg?auth=7dc0a7270afe1aedcc7ca143521b3c06396f56d3373eff21534e36906804925f&width=414&height=233&focal=1950%2C1116)
The meaning of ‘Lennon’s disobedient glasses,’ which are beloved by everyone from Denzel Washington to Harry Potter
A politically tinged tweet references the symbolism and history of the glasses worn by the artist who was more famous than Jesus. The Beatle started using them in Almeria, Spain, and they ended up as a global icon