Bill Graham Presents Electric Flag American Music Band
Poster
1967 (made)
1967 (made)
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Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Electric Flag. A photograph of the band in a circular frame within a shield features in the upper part of the composition, while the event details are listed below this. Printed in hand-drawn, stylised, black lettering, the text reads, 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, Electric Flag American Music Band, Moby Grape, Tues-Wed only, Steve Miller Blues Band, Thurs-Sat South Side Sound System All Week, Aug 8-13 Fillmore'. Other motifs such as an eagle, an eye, a star and a face appear around the shield. The poster is printed in brown, red and black, and has what appears to be green ink stain along the left-hand edge.
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Title | Bill Graham Presents Electric Flag American Music Band (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
Brief description | 'Bill Graham Presents Electric Flag', psychedelic poster by Bonnie MacLean for Bill Graham, USA, 1967 |
Physical description | Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Electric Flag. A photograph of the band in a circular frame within a shield features in the upper part of the composition, while the event details are listed below this. Printed in hand-drawn, stylised, black lettering, the text reads, 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, Electric Flag American Music Band, Moby Grape, Tues-Wed only, Steve Miller Blues Band, Thurs-Sat South Side Sound System All Week, Aug 8-13 Fillmore'. Other motifs such as an eagle, an eye, a star and a face appear around the shield. The poster is printed in brown, red and black, and has what appears to be green ink stain along the left-hand edge. |
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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.425-2004 |
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Record created | August 7, 2006 |
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