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Bill Graham Presents Procol Harem

Poster
1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Procol Harem. The central image depicts the photographic image of an astronaut carrying a monkey in his arm. The two are set in a futuristic interior with high stone walls and a glass and metal ceiling with an open apex beyond which is the moon. The event details appear above and below the central image in a stylised black text. The lettering reads, 'Bill Graham presents in San Francisco Procol Harem, Poco - Mungo Jerry. Lights by Dr Zarkov. October 29 - 30 - 31 November 1. Fillmore West. October 28 Special Wednesday Show Price $3.00. An evening with Small Faces with Rod Stewart'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBill Graham Presents Procol Harem (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
'Bill Graham Presents Procol Harem' psychedelic poster by David Singer for Bill Graham, USA, 1970
Physical description
Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Procol Harem. The central image depicts the photographic image of an astronaut carrying a monkey in his arm. The two are set in a futuristic interior with high stone walls and a glass and metal ceiling with an open apex beyond which is the moon. The event details appear above and below the central image in a stylised black text. The lettering reads, 'Bill Graham presents in San Francisco Procol Harem, Poco - Mungo Jerry. Lights by Dr Zarkov. October 29 - 30 - 31 November 1. Fillmore West. October 28 Special Wednesday Show Price $3.00. An evening with Small Faces with Rod Stewart'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.5cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO / PROCOL HAREM / POCO - MUNGO JERRY / LIGHTS BY DR ZARKOV / OCTOBER 29 - 30 - 31 NOVEMBER 1 / FILLMORE WEST / OCTOBER 28 SPECIAL WEDNESDAY SHOW PRICE $3.00 / AN EVENING WITH SMALL FACES WITH ROD STEWART'. (Above and below the central image, black stylised lettering)
  • '© BILL GRAHAM 1970 # 254 TICKETS TEA LAUTREC LITHO - SAN FRANCISCO / ALL MACY'S TICKET OUTLETS SAN FRANCISCO - FOX PLAZA BOX OFFICE NINTH & MARKET - CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE 261 COLUMBUS AVE / THE TOWN SQUIRE 1318 POLK ST - OUTSIDE IN 2544 MISSION 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' (Ticket vendors' information, below the main image, blue stylised typeface)
  • ' SINGER' (Artist's name, immediately below the the venue name, black, hand-lettered print)
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.899 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
  • # 254 - Poster number
Collection
Accession number
E.484-2004

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Record createdAugust 11, 2006
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