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Fillmore West... Chuck Berry

Poster
1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Tea Lautrec Litho (printers)
Singer, David (artist)
Place of origin
United States (made)

David Singer produced more posters for Bill Graham and the Fillmore than any other Fillmore artist: 66 in total. He was the last artist to produce an original series for the Fillmore, working between 1969 and 1971. His designs rely on the use of photographic collage.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleFillmore West... Chuck Berry (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Paper
Ink
Brief description
"Fillmore West..." psychedelic poster #250 by Singer. USA, 1970.
Physical description
Film-style poster with photographic images of stone figures and flocks of birds in flight on either side of psychedelic typography.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.9cm
  • Width: 71cm
Marks and inscriptions
Singer [...] #250
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
Performances
Place depicted
San Francisco
Summary
David Singer produced more posters for Bill Graham and the Fillmore than any other Fillmore artist: 66 in total. He was the last artist to produce an original series for the Fillmore, working between 1969 and 1971. His designs rely on the use of photographic collage.
Other number
LS.886 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.538-2004

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Record createdNovember 9, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O107114/fillmore-west-chuck-berry-poster-singer-david/
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