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Bill Graham Presents B.B. King

Poster
1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Psychedelic poster advertising a gig for the B.B. King, Ball in Jack, and Christian Rapid. The poster features a drawing of B.B. King, wearing a yellow suit and playing the guitar, and set against the backdrop of a red sky and white mountains. The lettering, which is stylised and coloured in shades of red and yellow, outlines the venue and entertainment, and forms part of the design, and reads 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, B.B. King, Ball in Jack, Christian Rapid, #269 © Bill Graham 1971 Poster Norman Orr, Lights by Prismatic Revenge, February Thursday-Sunday 4567 at the Fillmore West'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBill Graham Presents B.B. King (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
'Bill Graham Presents B.B. King' psychedelic poster by Norman Orr for Bill Graham, USA, 1971
Physical description
Psychedelic poster advertising a gig for the B.B. King, Ball in Jack, and Christian Rapid. The poster features a drawing of B.B. King, wearing a yellow suit and playing the guitar, and set against the backdrop of a red sky and white mountains. The lettering, which is stylised and coloured in shades of red and yellow, outlines the venue and entertainment, and forms part of the design, and reads 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, B.B. King, Ball in Jack, Christian Rapid, #269 © Bill Graham 1971 Poster Norman Orr, Lights by Prismatic Revenge, February Thursday-Sunday 4567 at the Fillmore West'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 54cm
  • Width: 36cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO / B.B. KING / BALL IN JACK / CHRISTIAN RAPID / #269 © BILL GRAHAM 1971 POSTER NORMAN OR / Lights by Prismatic Revenge / FEBRUARY / THURSDAY- /SUNDAY / 4567 / AT THE / FILLMORE / WEST'. (Incorported into the design, in red, orange or yellow stylised lettering)
  • '© COPYRIGHT 1970 BILL GRAHAM NOW ON SALE AT TICKETS ALL MACY'S TICKET OUTLETS / SAN FRANCISCO . FOX PLAZA BOX OFFICE 9TH & MARKET, SUITE 105 . CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE, 261 COLUMBUS AVE. . THE TOWN SQUIRE, 1318 POLK ST. . OUTSIDE IN, 2544 MISSION ST. / . BERKELEY . DISCOUNT RECORDS . SHAKESPEARE & CO. . SAUSALITO . THE TIDES . REDWOOD CITY . REDWOOD HOUSE OF MUSIC . SAN MATEO . TOWN & COUNTRY RECORDS . SAN JOSE . DISCOUNT / RECORDS . MENLO PARK . DISCOUNT RECORDS . SAN RAFAEL . RECORD KING TEA LAUTREC LITHO . SAN FRANCISCO' (Ticket vendors' information, below the main image, yellow typeface)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Other numbers
  • LS.845 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
  • # 269 - Poster number
Collection
Accession number
E.451-2004

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Record createdAugust 1, 2006
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