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This is the iconic "Euphoria" psychedelic rock concert poster, officially cataloged as FD-7 in the historic Family Dog series.Key Poster Details Artist: Designed by the legendary psychedelic poster artist Wes Wilson in May 1966. His signature and date ("Wes Wilson 5-66") can be seen printed in the bottom right corner.Venue: The historic Avalon Ballroom located at Sutter Street and Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, California.Dates: Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7, 1966.Performers:The Daily Flash (Headlining act)The Rising Sons (featuring legendary blues/rock musicians Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder)Big Brother & The Holding Company (who would famously welcome Janis Joplin as lead singer later that year)The Charlatans Light Show: Created by psychedelic lighting pioneer Bill Ham.Visual Design The poster features a striking monochrome black-on-cream composition centered around a wildly dancing, multi-armed bearded figure enclosed within an elaborate, spiky flame or fern-like aura. The text wraps dynamically along the upper arch and sides of the central drawing, utilizing Wilson's defining hand-drawn typography that helped shape the visual language of the 1960s counterculture movement.Original first printings of this particular poster are incredibly rare and highly prized by music memorabilia collectors. |
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