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A Tribal Stomp. The Family Dog Presents The Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company

Poster
19/02/1966 (designed), 19/02/1966 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Wilson, Wes (Designer)
Place of origin
San Francisco (Designed)
San Francisco (printed)

Psychedelic poser promoting a rock concert with central image of native Americans on horseback and the Family Dog logo in top Left hand corner.


Object details

Categories
Posters
Designs
Object type
Poster
TitleA Tribal Stomp. The Family Dog Presents The Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed on black on white paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Wes Wilson. Poster promoting A Tribal Stomp. The Family Dog Presents The Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company 19/2/1966. US
Physical description
Psychedelic poser promoting a rock concert with central image of native Americans on horseback and the Family Dog logo in top Left hand corner.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.8cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Copy number
2nd of 2 editions
Marks and inscriptions
  • WES WILSON (1) Signature; bottom left-hand corner; ink; 1966)
  • [Copyright symbol] family Dog Productions 1725 Washington Street San Francisco (Printed; printing ink; 1966)
  • No.1 -2 (Printed; printing ink; 1966)
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Phil Cushway
Object history
Historical significance: One of 160 posters issued by Family Dog, all of which are in the Collection of PDP E.30-E.189-1999.
Subject depicted
Native American
Bibliographic references
  • King, Eric.The Collector's Guide to Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters 1965-1973. Vol 1. California: Svaha Press, 1996. 457pp. ill. pg. 19.
  • Grushkin, Paul. The Art of Rock. New York: Abbeville Press, 1987.516pp.ill. Pg.504
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.30-1999

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Record createdFebruary 8, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22839/a-tribal-stomp-the-family-poster-wilson-wes/
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