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Family Dog Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service

Poster
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Family Dog Productions (issued by)
Moscoso, Victor (designer)
Place of origin
United States (made)

Psychedelic poster advertising a concert by Quicksilver Messenger Service. The event information, which is printed on the right-hand side of the poster, forms part of the main scheme, which is complemented by a floral design incorporating an Art Nouveau motif, and the Family Dog logo. The text reads, ‘Dance Concert, Quick Silver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Country Joe & the Fish, Lights by Ben Van Meter & Roger Hillyard, Nov. 25-26, 9pm, Avalon Ball Room, Sutter at Vanness, San Francisco’. The entire design is printed in orange and yellow on black, and the poster has a yellow border.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleFamily Dog Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Paper
Ink
Lithography
Brief description
'Dance Concert: The Family Dog Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service' psychedelic poster by Victor Moscoso, USA, 1966
Physical description
Psychedelic poster advertising a concert by Quicksilver Messenger Service. The event information, which is printed on the right-hand side of the poster, forms part of the main scheme, which is complemented by a floral design incorporating an Art Nouveau motif, and the Family Dog logo. The text reads, ‘Dance Concert, Quick Silver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Country Joe & the Fish, Lights by Ben Van Meter & Roger Hillyard, Nov. 25-26, 9pm, Avalon Ball Room, Sutter at Vanness, San Francisco’. The entire design is printed in orange and yellow on black, and the poster has a yellow border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.2cm
  • Width: 36cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DANCE CONCERT / QUICK / SILVER / MESSENGER SERVICE / BIG BROTHER / & THE HOLDING CO. / COUNTRY JOE / & THE FISH / LIGHTS BY BEN VAN METER / & ROGER HILLYARD / NOV. 25-26. 9P.M. / AVALON BALLROOM / SUTTER AT VANNESS . SAN FRANCISCO / © FAMILY DOG 1966’ (Event details, forming part of the design, on the right-hand side of the poster, orange on black, except for the final line with the copyright which is printed in a smaller yellow font.)
  • 'TICKET OUTLETS / SAN FRANCISCO: The Psychedelic Shop, City Lights Books, Bally Lo, Sandal Maker (North Beach, Hut T-1 State College / SAUSALITO: Tides Book Store BERKELEY: Moe's Books, Discount Records MENLO PARK: Kepler's Book Store / No. 36-3 / © FAMILY DOG PRODUCTIONS, 1725 WASHINGTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO' (Ticket vendors, below image in yellow border, orange lettering)
  • 'Moscoso' (Artist's name,upper right corner, below uppermost flower motif, orange on black)
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
Flowers
Whiplash Curves
Water Lily
Other numbers
  • LS.821 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
  • No. 36-3 - Poster number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.434-2004

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Record createdAugust 7, 2006
Record URL
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