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The Family Dog presents Big Brother & the Holding Co. and the Oxford Circle / Bo Diddley plus the Sons of Adam

Poster
05/08/1966 (Designed)
Artist/Maker
Mouse, Stanley
Kelly, Alton (designers)
Place of origin
San Francisco (Designed)
San Francisco (printed)

Psychedelic poster promoting a rock concert replicating the shape and border design of a five dollar note with a photographic image of a smoking native American in a top hat with the inscription 'May the Baby Jesus / Shut your mouth / and open your mind' which is used as the Family Dog logo.


Object details

Categories
Posters
Designs
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Family Dog presents Big Brother & the Holding Co. and the Oxford Circle / Bo Diddley plus the Sons of Adam (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed in black and green ink on white paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelly. Poster promoting dance / concert with Big Brother and the Holding Co. and the Oxford Circle, and Bo Diddley plus Sons of Adam, with lights by Bill Ham at the Avalon Ballroom 05-06/08/1966. US
Physical description
Psychedelic poster promoting a rock concert replicating the shape and border design of a five dollar note with a photographic image of a smoking native American in a top hat with the inscription 'May the Baby Jesus / Shut your mouth / and open your mind' which is used as the Family Dog logo.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 60cm
  • Height: 261mm
  • Width: 604mm
Copy number
2nd of 2 editions
Marks and inscriptions
  • [Copyright symbol] FAMILY DOG PRODUCTIONS, 1725 WASHINGTON ST., SAN FRANCISCO (Bottom left-hand corner; Printed; printing ink; 1966)
  • No.19-2 (Bottom right-hand corner; printed; printing ink; 1966)
  • POSTER DESIGN: KELLY-MOUSE! (Lower right-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.31
  • Grushkin, Paul. The Art of Rock. Ne York: Abbeville Press, 1987. 516pp.ill.pg.504
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.48-1999

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Record createdMarch 28, 2000
Record URL
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