American Folk Blues Festival, Frankfurt, 1968

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Artist/Maker	Darien House Inc. (publisher) Kieser, Gunther (designer)
Place of origin	USA (made)

Colour offset poster

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Category	Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	American Folk Blues Festival, Frankfurt, 1968
Materials and techniques	Colour offset poster Paper Offset
Brief description	Offset lithograph poster advertising the 'American Folk Blues Festival, Frankfurt, 1968'. A guitar providing the setting for graphic evocations of Black America's history and music. Designed by Gunther Kieser. Published by Darien House Inc., NYC (re-issue).
Physical description	Colour offset poster
Dimensions	Height: 113.3cm Width: 84.3cm Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Credit line	Given by Mr Jack Rennert
Subjects depicted	Guitar Banjo Lincoln, Abraham King, Martin Luther
Bibliographic reference	Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.398-1973

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O561710/american-folk-blues-festival-frankfurt-poster-kieser-gunther/

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