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The Laugh Cure Dance and Concert. The Family Dog presents From New York The Blues Project / From Los Angeles The Sons of Adam / From Mill Valley The Quicksilver Messenger Service / Lights by Bill Ham

Poster
13/05/1966 (Designed)
Artist/Maker
Wilson, Wes (Designers)
Place of origin
San Francisco (Designed)
San Francisco (printed)

Psychedelic poster promoting a rock concert with photographic portraits of a laughing man and a woman illustrating "The smile that won't come off" and the Family Dog logo on near top left hand corner. Lettered with details of ticket outlets.


Object details

Categories
Posters
Designs
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Laugh Cure Dance and Concert. The Family Dog presents From New York The Blues Project / From Los Angeles The Sons of Adam / From Mill Valley The Quicksilver Messenger Service / Lights by Bill Ham (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed in red and black ink on white paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Wes Wilson. Poster promoting The Laugh Cure Dance and Concert with The Blues Project, The sons of Adam, The Quicksilver Messenger Service and Lights by Bill Ham at the Avalon Ballroom 13-14/05/1966. US
Physical description
Psychedelic poster promoting a rock concert with photographic portraits of a laughing man and a woman illustrating "The smile that won't come off" and the Family Dog logo on near top left hand corner. Lettered with details of ticket outlets.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.7cm
  • Width: 36cm
Copy number
3rd of 3 editions
Marks and inscriptions
  • WES WILSON 5-66 (1) Signature; Lower right-hand corner; Printer's ink; 1966)
  • [Copyright symbol] Family Dog Productions 1725 Washington Street San Francisco (Bottome left-hand corner; Printed; printing ink; 1966)
  • No.8.3 (Bottom right-hand corner; 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
Bibliographic references
  • King, Eric. The Collector's Guide to Psyhedelic Rock Concert Posters 1965-1973. Vol.1 California: Svaha Press, 1996. 457 pp. ill.pg.23
  • Grushkin, Paul. The Art of Rock. Ne York: Abbeville Press, 1987. 516pp.ill.pg.504
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.37-1999

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Record createdMarch 27, 2000
Record URL
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