Wonderland.The Family Dog presents Grass Roots / Daily Flash / Sopwith Camel

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Artist/Maker	Wilson, Wes
Place of origin	San Francisco (Designed) San Francisco (printed)

Psychedelic poster promoting a rock concert with a photographic image of a leaping man and the Family Dog logo in top left-hand corner . Lettered with details of ticket outlets.

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Categories	Posters Designs
Object type	Poster
Title	Wonderland.The Family Dog presents Grass Roots / Daily Flash / Sopwith Camel (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph printed in pink and purple ink on white paper Printing Ink Paper Offset Lithography
Brief description	Wes Wilson. Poster promoting dance / concert Wonderland with Grass Roots, Daily Flash and Sopwith Camel, with lights by Bill Ham at the Avalon Ballroom 01-03/07/1966. US
Physical description	Psychedelic poster promoting a rock concert with a photographic image of a leaping man and the Family Dog logo in top left-hand corner . Lettered with details of ticket outlets.
Dimensions	Height: 52.3cm Width: 36.1cm
Copy number	2nd of 2 editions
Marks and inscriptions	[Copyright symbol] Family Dog Production 1725 Washington Street, San Francisco (Bottom right-hand corner; Printed; printing ink; 1966) No.15.2 (Bottom left-hand corner; printed; printing ink; 1966) WES WILSON '66 (1) Signature; Lower right-hand corner; printed; printing ink)
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 Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters 1965-1973. Vol.1 California: Svaha Press, 1996. 457 pp. ill.pg.27 Grushkin, Paul. The Art of Rock. Ne York: Abbeville Press, 1987. 516pp.ill.pg.504
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.44-1999

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Record created	March 28, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O34475/wonderlandthe-family-dog-presents--poster-wilson-wes/

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