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Jefferson Airplane Recording Live

Poster
1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lee Conklin began designing potsers for the weekly concerts and happenings at the Fillmore, San Francisco, in 1968. His characteristic style developped through combining his detailed hand drawing techniques with the effects of hallucinogenic drug use. In "The Art of the Fillmore", Conklin is quoted saying "I made it my misssion to translate my psychedelic experience onto paper."

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJefferson Airplane Recording Live (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
"Jefferson Airplane Recording Live...Ballet Afro-Haiti" psychedelic concert poster in red, black and tan by Lee Conklin. USA, 1968.
Physical description
Airplane flying through psychedelic lettering.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.5cm
  • Width: 35.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Lee Conklin © 1968 Bill Graham #142
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Lee Conklin began designing potsers for the weekly concerts and happenings at the Fillmore, San Francisco, in 1968. His characteristic style developped through combining his detailed hand drawing techniques with the effects of hallucinogenic drug use. In "The Art of the Fillmore", Conklin is quoted saying "I made it my misssion to translate my psychedelic experience onto paper."
Other number
LS.721 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.383-2004

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Record createdNovember 5, 2004
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