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The Family Dog presents Jefferson Airplane / Great Society

Poster
22/07/1966 (Designed)
Artist/Maker
Mouse, Stanley
Kelly, Alton (designers)
Place of origin
San Francisco (Designed)
San Francisco (printed)

Psychedelic poster promoting a rock concert with an image of nude woman with a snake and the Family Dog logo in top right-hand corner . Lettered with details of ticket outlets.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Designs
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Family Dog presents Jefferson Airplane / Great Society (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed in light brown and purple ink on white paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Poster by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelly promoting dance / concert with Jefferson Airplane and Great Society, with lights by Bill Ham & Co. at the Avalon Ballroom 22-23/07/1966. US
Physical description
Psychedelic poster promoting a rock concert with an image of nude woman with a snake and the Family Dog logo in top right-hand corner . Lettered with details of ticket outlets.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.7cm
  • Width: 35.5cm
Copy number
4th of 4 editions
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1966[Copyright symbol] FAMILY DOG PRODUCTIONS 639 GOUGH ST., San Francisc, Calif. 94102 (Bottom right-hand corner; Printed; printing ink; 1966)
  • No.17(3) (Bottom left-hand corner; printed; printing ink; 1966)
  • POSTER DESIGN: MOUSE!STUDIOS (Lower left-hand corner of image; 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.29
  • Grushkin, Paul. The Art of Rock. Ne York: Abbeville Press, 1987. 516pp.ill.pg.504
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.46-1999

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Record createdMarch 28, 2000
Record URL
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