"Bill Graham Presents Bo Diddley" psychedelic poster #253 by David Singer, USA, 1970

Psychedelic poster advertising a concert for Bo Diddley. The central image features the head and shoulders of a man emerging from a spiral shell which has an eye and of a face collaged onto its surface. This scene is placed within a lunar setting. The event details are printed in yellow stylised letters, above and below this image, on the black background. The text reads, 'Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco, Bo Diddley, Lightning Hopkins, New York Rock Ensemble. Also Beefy Red - Lights by Front Lights. 22-23 October 24-25. Fillmore West. October 21 Two Special Wednesday Shows October 28, An Evening with Pink Floyd Price $3.00 An Evening with Small Faces with Rod Stewart'.

Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko

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.

E.483-2004