Bill Graham Presents - Savoy Brown - Sea Train
Poster
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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David Singer produced 66 posters for Bill Graham and the Fillmore Auditorium (a legendary music venue in San Francisco, California). He was also the last artist to produce an original series for the Fillmore. Singer's designs employ diverse collaged elements, drawn from both photographic and printed sources, to produce fantastic and often surreal scenes.
Object details
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| Title | Bill Graham Presents - Savoy Brown - Sea Train (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | "Bill Graham Presents - Savoy Brown - Sea Train" psychedelic poster #259 by David Singer, USA, 1970 |
| Physical description | Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Savoy Brown and Sea Train. The central image sits within an orange frame and features a half-length carved figure of Christ below a silver dollar. Both of these elements are collaged into a desert landscape. The event details are printed in black stylised letters, above and below this image, on the grey background. The details read, 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, Fillmore West, Savoy Brown - Sea Train. Ry Cooder - Humble Pie. Lights by Sunburst. 3 4 December 5 6 Singer. Special Shows, an evening with Tom Paxton Monday - Dec 7, an evening with Ravi Shankar & Alla Rakha Wednesday - Dec 16'. |
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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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| Summary | David Singer produced 66 posters for Bill Graham and the Fillmore Auditorium (a legendary music venue in San Francisco, California). He was also the last artist to produce an original series for the Fillmore. Singer's designs employ diverse collaged elements, drawn from both photographic and printed sources, to produce fantastic and often surreal scenes. |
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| Accession number | E.486-2004 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2006 |
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