Hendrix
Poster
1967 (designed)
1967 (designed)
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This psychedelic poster was painted by Australian pop artist Martin Sharp, living in London in the mid 1960s after being released from prison in Australia. Art director on the student magazine Oz, he had been convicted alongside Richard Neville and Richard Walsh for producing obscene publications. On moving to London he worked on producing posters for the UFO and Middle Earth nightclubs, and for musicians and bands including Cream, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.
Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in the history of rock music. His heyday in the mid 1960s to early 1970s was in tandem with the Peace and Love hippie movement, development of worldwide pop music festivals and the recreational use of psychotropic drugs, such as LSD. All these elements are combined in this psychedelic poster, with the bright flowing colours deriving from visions seen through 'acid trips', melting the image of Hendrix playing guitar into the abstract colours of the background.
Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in the history of rock music. His heyday in the mid 1960s to early 1970s was in tandem with the Peace and Love hippie movement, development of worldwide pop music festivals and the recreational use of psychotropic drugs, such as LSD. All these elements are combined in this psychedelic poster, with the bright flowing colours deriving from visions seen through 'acid trips', melting the image of Hendrix playing guitar into the abstract colours of the background.
Object details
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| Title | Hendrix (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper. |
| Brief description | Jimi Hendrix psychedelic poster by Martin Sharp, 1967 |
| Physical description | Psychedelic poster. Print of a red, orange, yellow and blue paint-splattered background, with black line illustration to represent Jimi Hendrix in green suit with pink guitar. |
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| Summary | This psychedelic poster was painted by Australian pop artist Martin Sharp, living in London in the mid 1960s after being released from prison in Australia. Art director on the student magazine Oz, he had been convicted alongside Richard Neville and Richard Walsh for producing obscene publications. On moving to London he worked on producing posters for the UFO and Middle Earth nightclubs, and for musicians and bands including Cream, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in the history of rock music. His heyday in the mid 1960s to early 1970s was in tandem with the Peace and Love hippie movement, development of worldwide pop music festivals and the recreational use of psychotropic drugs, such as LSD. All these elements are combined in this psychedelic poster, with the bright flowing colours deriving from visions seen through 'acid trips', melting the image of Hendrix playing guitar into the abstract colours of the background. |
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| Accession number | S.2176-2009 |
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| Record created | July 22, 2009 |
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