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Iron Butterfly

Poster
1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Tea Lautrec Litho (printers)
Conklin, Lee (artist)
Place of origin
United States (made)

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
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleIron Butterfly (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Paper
Ink
Brief description
"Iron Butterfly... James Cotton Blues Band" psychedelic poster #157 by Lee Conklin. USA, 1969.
Physical description
Human face formed from psychedelic lettering.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.4cm
  • Width: 35.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
© 1969 Bill Graham #157
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
Subjects depicted
Psychedelic Art
Concert
Place depicted
San Francisco
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.727 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.384-2004

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Record createdNovember 5, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O107093/iron-butterfly-poster-conklin-lee/
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