Bill Graham Presents Big Brother and the Holding Company
Poster
1967 (made)
1967 (made)
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Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Big Brother and the Holding Company and Pink Floyd. The event details are incorporated into the poster's design which is printed in dark purple-pink, a pale brown-yellow, and black and white, and features three women surrounded by Gothic arches. The lettering, which is printed in purple, is hand-drawn and arranged in the spaces between the arches, reads, 'Bill Graham presents in San Francisco Big Brother and the Holding Company, Richie Havens, Pink Floyd, Nov. 2-3-4 Fillmore, Thurs, Fri: Sat. Winterland, Lights by Glenn McKay's Head Lights'. Other motifs, which include ghostly faces and an eagle, fill other areas, and the overall imagery evokes a Medieval ambience.
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Title | Bill Graham Presents Big Brother and the Holding Company (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
Brief description | 'Bill Graham Presents Big Brother and the Holding Company' psychedelic poster by Bonnie MacLean for Bill Graham, USA, 1967 |
Physical description | Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Big Brother and the Holding Company and Pink Floyd. The event details are incorporated into the poster's design which is printed in dark purple-pink, a pale brown-yellow, and black and white, and features three women surrounded by Gothic arches. The lettering, which is printed in purple, is hand-drawn and arranged in the spaces between the arches, reads, 'Bill Graham presents in San Francisco Big Brother and the Holding Company, Richie Havens, Pink Floyd, Nov. 2-3-4 Fillmore, Thurs, Fri: Sat. Winterland, Lights by Glenn McKay's Head Lights'. Other motifs, which include ghostly faces and an eagle, fill other areas, and the overall imagery evokes a Medieval ambience. |
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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 |
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Accession number | E.423-2004 |
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Record created | August 7, 2006 |
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