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Poster

1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Randy Tuten worked as a poster artist for San Francisco performance venue the Avalon before joining Bill Graham in 1969 at the Fillmore, also in San Francisco. Tuten became Graham's first in-house poster artist. Much of Tuten's style reflected an awareness of more traditional product advertising, such as the use of photographs.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
"Jethro Tull" psychedelic poster No 203 by Randy Tuten. USA, 1968.
Physical description
Rear view of a nude woman gripping a Victorian bicycle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.7cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
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
Place depicted
Summary
Randy Tuten worked as a poster artist for San Francisco performance venue the Avalon before joining Bill Graham in 1969 at the Fillmore, also in San Francisco. Tuten became Graham's first in-house poster artist. Much of Tuten's style reflected an awareness of more traditional product advertising, such as the use of photographs.
Other number
LS.916 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.501-2004

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Record createdNovember 9, 2004
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