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Concert poster
vintage psychedelic concert poster from 1966 for shows at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The poster is a well-known piece of art from the counterculture movement, part of the Family Dog poster series (FD-21).
Event Details
Headline Performer: Bo Diddley
Supporting Act: Big Brother and the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin)
Venue: Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, CA (Sutter at Van Ness)
Dates: August 12 and 13, 1966
Light Show: Lights by Bill Ham
Artistic & Collectible Information
Artists: The poster was a collaboration between legendary psychedelic artists Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley, who formed Mouse Studios in 1966.
Design: The central image features the Sonoma County Courthouse after the 1906 earthquake, an image the artists found in an old book. The wavy typography is a hallmark of the psychedelic art style of the era. |
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