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Big Brother and the Holding Company

Poster
1967 (made)
Artist/Maker
Moscoso, Victor (designer)
Bachelis, Lisa (photographer)
Place of origin
United States (made)

Neon Rose psychedelic poster advertising a concert by Big Brother and the Holding Company. A photographic image of the band, featuring Janis Joplin, printed in orange and blue, fills most of the space. The left, right and lower edges contain information relating to the event. The text, which is in bright blue letters, reads, 'Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jan 17 Tues - Jan 22 Sun, Matrix, 3128 Fillmore - 567-0118, San Francisco, Minors Welcome'.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
Titles
  • Big Brother and the Holding Company (generic title)
  • Neon Rose (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Paper
Ink
Brief description
'Big Brother and the Holding Company' psychedelic poster, #3 from the Neon Rose series, by Victor Moscoso, USA, 1967
Physical description
Neon Rose psychedelic poster advertising a concert by Big Brother and the Holding Company. A photographic image of the band, featuring Janis Joplin, printed in orange and blue, fills most of the space. The left, right and lower edges contain information relating to the event. The text, which is in bright blue letters, reads, 'Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jan 17 Tues - Jan 22 Sun, Matrix, 3128 Fillmore - 567-0118, San Francisco, Minors Welcome'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • Width: 35cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY / JAN 17 TUES - JAN 22 SUN / MATRIX 3128 FILLMORE - 567-0118 SAN FRANCISCO / MINORS WELCOME'. (Event details, printed around the edge of the poster, blue on pink, except for the street address and telephone number, which is printed in a smaller pink font on the venue's name (Matrix).)
  • '© 1967 NEON ROSE Photo LISA BACHELIS' (Series title and photographer, lower left corner, in border, blue on pink)
  • 'Moscoso' (Artist's name, lower right corner, in border, blue on pink)
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
Psychedelic Art
Music
Psychedelic
Men
Women
Bands
Musicians
Flags
Stars and Stripes
Singers
Uniforms
Joplin, Janis
Other numbers
  • LS.817 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
  • Neon Rose #3 - Poster number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.431-2004

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Record createdAugust 2, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126754/big-brother-and-the-holding-poster-moscoso-victor/
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