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Concert poster 1966 psychedelic concert poster, titled "The Woman with Green Hair" (or "Girl with Green Hair"), was created to advertise a series of performances at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco on October 7–8, 1966.The event featured the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin), and Electric Train. Artistic Details Artists: The poster is a legendary collaboration between Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley. Design Inspiration: The central image is "borrowed" and adapted from a 1896 Art Nouveau advertisement for JOB cigarette rolling papers by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. Symbolism: By adding vivid psychedelic colors—specifically the flowing green hair—and retaining the cigarette, Mouse and Kelley created a subtle endorsement of recreational drug use (specifically marijuana) prevalent in the 1960s counterculture. Catalog Number: This is the 29th image in the famous Family Dog poster series (FD-29). |
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